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From: "Neal, Scott" To: "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> "Brawley, Karen" <Karen.Brawley@kingcounty.gov> "de la Pena, Norilyn" <Norilyn.DelaPena@kingcounty.gov> "Greto, Lindsey" <Lindsey.Greto@kingcounty.gov> "Hamilton, Joy" <Joy.Hamilton@kingcounty.gov> "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> "Holt, Lauren" <Lauren.Holt@kingcounty.gov> "Leon-Guerrero, Michael" <Michael.Leon-Guerrero@kingcounty.gov> "Moreno, Emma" <Emma.Moreno@kingcounty.gov> "Pajimula, Fel" <Fel.Pajimula@kingcounty.gov> "Ronneberg, Brett" <Brett.Ronneberg@kingcounty.gov> "Ross-Viles, Sarah" <Sarah.Ross-Viles@kingcounty.gov> "Ryan, Molly" <Molly.Ryan@kingcounty.gov> "Sherard, Mark" <Mark.Sherard@kingcounty.gov> "Zemann, Paul" <Paul.Zemann@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/7/2011 12:23:07 PM Subject: Interesting E-Cig Manufacturing website There are some interesting videos showing how these products are made. http://www.hkbrotherunion.com/Home.html

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From: "Skilton, Christopher" To: "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> "Rowe, Mark" <Mark.Rowe@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/11/2011 8:03:18 PM Subject: RE: Quick Question Probably. I will forward to our Section Manager, Mark Rowe -- he'll know. Mark, John is in Tobacco Prevention, 9th floor. Chris >_____________________________________________ >From: Bennett, John >Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:42 PM >To: Skilton, Christopher >Subject: Quick Question > >Hey Chris, > >Are there any methods EH has for communicating to restaurants/places with a food permit on a large scale? We are trying to figure out a cost effective way to let them know of the ban on e-cigarettes in public places that the BOH adopted. > >Thanks! > >John > > > >

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From: To: Date: Subject: Hey Chris,

"Bennett, John" "Skilton, Christopher" <Chris.Skilton@kingcounty.gov> 1/11/2011 4:44:00 PM Quick Question

Are there any methods EH has for communicating to restaurants/places with a food permit on a large scale? We are trying to figure out a cost effective way to let them know of the ban on e-cigarettes in public places that the BOH adopted. Thanks! John

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From: "Neal, Scott" To: "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> "Brawley, Karen" <Karen.Brawley@kingcounty.gov> "de la Pena, Norilyn" <Norilyn.DelaPena@kingcounty.gov> "Greto, Lindsey" <Lindsey.Greto@kingcounty.gov> "Hamilton, Joy" <Joy.Hamilton@kingcounty.gov> "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> "Holt, Lauren" <Lauren.Holt@kingcounty.gov> "Leon-Guerrero, Michael" <Michael.Leon-Guerrero@kingcounty.gov> "Moreno, Emma" <Emma.Moreno@kingcounty.gov> "Pajimula, Fel" <Fel.Pajimula@kingcounty.gov> "Ronneberg, Brett" <Brett.Ronneberg@kingcounty.gov> "Ross-Viles, Sarah" <Sarah.Ross-Viles@kingcounty.gov> "Ryan, Molly" <Molly.Ryan@kingcounty.gov> "Sherard, Mark" <Mark.Sherard@kingcounty.gov> "Zemann, Paul" <Paul.Zemann@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/12/2011 1:56:15 PM Subject: FW: OSH Media Network January 2011 e-Bulletin
FYI...sorry if you already get this. Scott

From: Scala, Robin (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP) [mailto:iet5@cdc.gov] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:46 AM Subject: OSH Media Network January 2011 e-Bulletin

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Office on Smoking and Health Media Network January 2011 e-Bulletin The e-Bulletins are posted on the OSH State Information Forum. Go to <Media Network Minutes and Materials>, click on the folder <2011 Media Network e-Bulletins>, scroll down. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/PROPOSALS/NOMINATIONS/APPLICATIONS Countermarketing and Media Campaign RFP. The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health announces the release of RFP # 2010-0916 for a statewide tobacco use countermarketing and media campaign targeting youth and young adults ages 18-24 years old in CT. The RFP is available on the State Contracting portal, the DPH website or by calling 860-509-8251. The Letter of Intent is due February 1, 2011 and proposals are due February 24, 2011. Contact Katie Shuttleworth with questions (860-509-8251, DPHTobacco@ct.gov). American Public Health Association Call for Abstracts. 2011 Annual Meeting, Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies. Oct 29-Nov 2 in Washington, DC. Abstracts must be submitted online, submission deadline ranges from Feb 7-11, 2011. CONFERENCES/TRAININGS/EVENTS HINTS Webinar. Jan 18, 2011 3:00 4:00 pm eastern time. Survey researchers are using Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data to understand how adults use different communication channels, including
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the Internet, to obtain health information. 8th Annual Tobacco-Free Campus Workshop. April 7, 2011 in Kansas City, MO, for those interested in, or already helping their organization become smoke- or tobacco-free. EVALUATION: Counter-Marketing or Media Analysis Evaluation of EX: A National Mass Media Smoking Cessation Campaign. American Journal of Public Health (Dec 16, 2010, Epub ahead of print). A national, branded, mass media campaign changed smokers' cognitions about quitting and increased quit attempts. Evaluation of a Social Marketing Campaign to Support Mexico City's Comprehensive Smoke-free Law. American Journal of Public Health (Dec 16, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Social marketing campaigns can reinforce knowledge and attitudes that favor smoke-free laws, thereby helping to establish smoke-free norms. Social Networking Websites as a Platform for Disseminating Social Marketing Interventions. Social Marketing Quarterly (March 2010). This pilot study gauged users' receptivity to receiving health information via the social networking sites they use. Text Messaging as a Tool for Behavior Change in Disease Prevention and Management. Epidemiologic Reviews (First published online: March 30, 2010). Review of behavior change interventions for disease management and prevention delivered through text messaging. OTHER PRODUCTS: Smokeless, Cigars, Hookahs, e-Cigarettes, etc. Global Surveillance of Oral Tobacco Products. Tobacco Control (Nov 25, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Due to the wide chemical variation, oral tobacco products should not be categorized together when considering the public health implications of their use. Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Cigarette Smoking: A Direct Comparison of Toxicant Exposure and Subjective Effects. Nicotine and Tobacco Research (Dec 2, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Relative to a cigarette, waterpipe tobacco smoking was associated with similar peak nicotine exposure, 3.75-fold greater COHb, and 56-fold greater inhaled smoke volume. Novel Nicotine Delivery Systems and Public Health: The Rise of the 'E-Cigarette'. American Journal of Public Health (Dec 2010). Novel risks of the devices and their refill solutions include variable nicotine delivery (even potentially lethal systemic delivery), and accidental ingestion by children as they are generally not sold in child resistant containers. e-Cig Advertorial. Made to look like a news feature, leaves an impression that e-cigs are safer, are effective cessation aids and allowable under smoke-free policy. PACKAGE DESIGN & WARNING LABELS FDA Experimental Study of Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels. The Final Results Report was posted on Regulations.gov. Impact of the New Malaysian Cigarette Pack Warnings on Smokers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Nov 2010). Pictorial warnings resulted in increased awareness of the risks of smoking, stronger behavioral response to the warnings and increased interest in quitting smoking. RESOURCES: General Media/Communications Generations Online in 2010. Pew Internet and American Life Project (Dec 16, 2010). There are still differences by generation in online activities, but the dominance of the Millennial generation (see "Generations" report in 2009) has slipped in many activities. The People Who Use Twitter. Pew Internet and American Life Project (Dec 9, 2010). 8% of American adults who use the internet use Twitter; most are from a younger, urban demographic; it is twice as popular among African Americans and Hispanics than whites. Internet Gains on TV as Public's Main News Source. Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (Jan
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4, 2011). Television is the public's top source for news, but it's becoming less popular; the internet has now surpassed TV as the main news source for young adults. Time Spent on Internet Is Equal to TV. AdWeek (Dec 13, 2010). Over a third of the hours on the Web are for work purposes, while TV is nearly exclusively a leisure activity RESOURCES: Tobacco-Related Effect of the Arizona Tobacco Control Program on Cigarette Consumption and Healthcare Expenditures. Social Science and Medicine (Online Nov 24, 2010). Arizonas tobacco control program reduced cigarette consumption and healthcare expenditures, amounting to about 10 times the cost of the program through 2004. The California program, whose focus was not limited to youth, achieved even greater effects (Effect of the California Tobacco Control Program on Personal Health Care Expenditures. PLoS Medicine, Aug 26, 2008). SMOKE - The Convenient Truth. This presentation by Empowered Presentations won first place in SlideShares 2010 Worlds Best Presentation Contest. SECONDHAND SMOKE (SHS)/CLEAN INDOOR AIR (CIA) Not Just 'A Few Wisps': Real-time Measurement of Tobacco Smoke at Entrances to Office Buildings. Tobacco Control (Dec 21, 2010, Epub ahead of print). The findings support smoke-free policies at entrances to buildings. Immediate and Short-term Consequences of Secondhand Smoke Exposure on the Respiratory System. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine (Dec 21, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Exposure to SHS at bar/restaurant generates a marked inflammatory reaction and significant decrements on lung function. Worldwide Burden of Disease from Exposure to Secondhand Smoke. The Lancet (Nov 25, 2010, Epub ahead of print). More than 600,000 deaths worldwide are caused by secondhand smoke. Tobacco-smoke Exposure in Children Who Live in Multiunit Housing. Pediatrics (Dec 13, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Children in apartments had higher mean cotinine levels than children in detached houses. Smoke-free Air Laws and Asthma Prevalence, Symptoms, and Severity among Nonsmoking Youth. Pediatrics (Dec 13, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Smoke-free laws reduce asthmatic symptoms, including persistent wheeze, chronic night cough, and wheeze-medication use in nonsmoking youth. Moving Multiunit Housing Providers toward Adoption of Smoke-free Policies. Preventing Chronic Disease (Jan 2011). Building partnerships with public and private stakeholders, collecting local data to shape educational messages, and emphasizing to landlords the business case, not the public health rationale, for smokefree housing. College Student Reactions to Smoking Bans in Public, on Campus and at Home. Health Education Research (Dec 1, 2010, Epub ahead of print) Examined college student reactions to a statewide public smokefree policy, campus policies and private restrictions. Do Smoke-free Laws Affect Revenues in Pubs and Restaurants? European Journal of Health Economics (Nov 20, 2010, Epub ahead of print). The law did not have a long-term effect on revenue in restaurants or pubs. Smoke-Free Laws Maps. The ANR Foundation has released its quarterly update to the lists and maps of U.S. municipalities and states with 100% smoke-free laws. TARGET POPULATION: African American Stress and Tobacco Use among African-American Adolescents: The Buffering Effect of Cultural Factors. Journal of Drug Education (2010). Consider religious beliefs and practices and also to link youth with supportive adults in their community. Health Risk Behaviors of Black Male College Students. Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education Journal (Fall 2010). 15% of the students smoked, 1/3 of the smokers began smoking during college.
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TARGET POPULATION: American Indian/Alaska Native Tobacco Use Among American Indian or Alaska Native Middle- and High-school Students in the United States. Nicotine and Tobacco Research (Dec 23, 2010, Epub ahead of print). 54% of respondents used cigarettes, 24% cigars, 16% smokeless tobacco, 13% pipe, and 12% menthol cigarettes. 32% used 2 or more forms of tobacco. TARGET POPULATION: Asian/Pacific Islander American Individual and Family Factors Associated With Intention to Quit among Male Vietnamese American Smokers. Addictive Behaviors (Nov 27, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Findings underscore the importance of designing interventions that meet the needs of smokers at individual and family levels. TARGET POPULATION: Disadvantaged/Low SES Adolescent Smoking Risk Increases With Wider Income Gaps Between Rich and Poor. Health and Place (Oct 19, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Greater county-level income inequality and not poverty rates, was associated with higher established smoking risk. Loosening the Link between Childhood Poverty and Adolescent Smoking and Obesity. Psychological Science (Nov 24, 2010, Epub ahead of print). At-risk youth in communities with a relatively rich array of social capital did not smoke more compared with their more affluent counterparts. A Longitudinal Study of Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments in Massachusetts and Associated Decreases in Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease. PLoS Medicine (Dec 7, 2010). Medicaid subscribers use of a comprehensive tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy benefit was associated with a significant decrease in claims for hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary heart disease. Integrating Smoking Care in Community Welfare Agencies to Reach Disadvantaged People. Health Promotion Journal of Australia (Dec 2010). Community service organizations could play a role in providing smoking care to disadvantaged people. TARGET POPULATION: Dual Users Smokers Who Are Also Using Smokeless Tobacco Products in the US: A National Assessment of Characteristics, Behaviors and Beliefs of 'Dual Users. Tobacco Control (Dec 19, 2010, Epub ahead of print). 'Dual use' was more common among cigarette smokers who were young, white men living in the Midwest or South. TARGET POPULATION: Hispanic/Latino Influences on Tobacco Use among Urban Hispanic Young Adults in Baltimore. Progress in Community Health Partnerships Win (2010). Explores the social and environmental influences and norms that affect tobacco use among Hispanic young adults in Baltimore. TARGET POPULATION: Lesbian/Gay/Bi-Sexual/Transgendered (LGBT) LGB Smoking Survey in WV. WV Covenant House survey of smoking among LGB West Virginians conducted by the Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program at UNC, Chapel Hill. For questions, contact Joseph Lee (919) 966-8948 jose.lee@unc.edu. TARGET POPULATION: Multiple Populations Social Determinants of Health Research. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (Supplement Dec 2010). This issue features articles exploring how social factors affect health and offers recommendations for
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action. See also the RWJ Foundation presentation A New Way to Talk about the Social Determinants of Health. How Can Health Promotion Interventions be Adapted for Minority Ethnic Communities? Five Principles for Guiding the Development of Behavioral Interventions. Health Promotion International. (June 2010). Five principles for adapting behavioral interventions for minority ethnic communities were identified. TARGET POPULATION: Persons with Mental Illness or Developmental Delay Gender-specific Profiles of Tobacco Use Among Non-institutionalized People With Serious Mental Illness. BMC Psychiatry (Nov 30, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Important determinants of smoking differ by gender in this population. Personality Disorders and Cigarette Smoking Among Adults in the United States. Journal of Psychiatric Research (Dec 16, 2010, Epub ahead of print). The association between personality disorders and smoking differ by specific personality disorder. Impact of a Smoke-free Policy in a Large Psychiatric Hospital on Staff Attitudes and Patient Behavior. General Hospital Psychiatry (Nov 2010). A smoke-free policy can be implemented in a large psychiatric hospital with a high degree of support from staff and no substantial negative impact on patient behavior. Do Quitlines Have a Role in Serving the Tobacco Cessation Needs of Persons with Mental Illnesses and Substance Abuse Disorders? Quitline Behavioral Health Advisory Forum (2010). A brief introduction to the evidence base and expert opinion regarding a variety of issues, including the association between tobacco use and behavioral disorders, barriers to cessation in this population, desire and ability of these individuals to quit. TARGET POPULATION: Rural Communities Tobacco Use and Exposure in Rural Areas: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Addictive Behaviors (Nov 10, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Those living in rural areas are at increased risk for tobacco-related illness due to both their own tobacco use and exposure to others' cigarette smoke. TARGET POPULATION: Tobacco Users Risk Perception in Smokers with Children With Asthma. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (Dec 2010). Self-perceived risk of smoking was associated with perceived risk to child. TARGET POPULATION: Workers or Workplaces Non-smoking Worksites in the Residential Construction Sector. Tobacco Control (Nov 29, 2010, Epub ahead of print). The smoking-related social climate in the residential construction sector, including potential barriers and facilitators to creating smoke-free worksites. TARGET POPULATION: Youth/Young Adults Children's Loss of Autonomy Over Smoking: The Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Tobacco Control (Nov 25, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Young adolescents experience symptoms of nicotine addiction with infrequent tobacco use. Using Market Research to Characterize College Students and Identify Potential Targets for Influencing Health Behaviors. Social Marketing Quarterly (Dec 2010). Defines market segments of college smokers, to examine differences in their health behaviors, and to determine the validity of these segments. TOBACCO AND HEALTH SGR Report: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking8_19_2011

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Attributable Disease. (Dec 2010). Includes links to report, press release, consumer and clinician materials and a PSA. Smoking is a Major Preventable Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Published Online First, Dec 13, 2010). Smoking accounts for more than a third of cases of the most severe and common form of rheumatoid arthritis. TOBACCO CESSATION Awareness and Use of Tobacco Quitlines. Journal of Health Communication (2010, 15 Supplement 3). While awareness of quitlines appears to be high, quitline utilization is low. Age, ethnicity, and education were significantly related to quitline awareness. Evaluation of a Direct Mailing Campaign to Increase Physician Awareness and Utilization of a Quitline Fax Referral Service. Journal of Health Communication (Dec 2010). Evaluation of a small-scale educational and promotional campaign to increase health care providers' awareness and utilization of a state quitline fax referral service. NTCC Launches What Works. The National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative has released a "Consumer Reports" style card, What Works? A Guide to Quit Smoking Methods to help smokers choose appropriate methods for quitting. TOBACCO MARKETING/ADVERTISING/PROMOTION Promoting Health (Implicitly)? A Longitudinal Content Analysis of Implicit Health Information in Cigarette Advertising, 1954-2003. Journal of Health Communication (Oct 2010). Examined the frequencies and kinds of implicit health information in cigarette advertising across five distinct smoking eras covering the years 1954-2003. The Effect of Tobacco Outlet Density and Proximity on Smoking Cessation. American Journal of Public Health (Dec 16, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Because residential proximity to tobacco outlets influences smoking cessation, zoning restrictions to limit tobacco sales in residential areas may complement existing efforts to reduce tobacco use. The Importance of Income in the Link between Tobacco Outlet Density and Demographics at the Tract Level of Analysis in New Jersey. Journal of Ethnicity and Substance Abuse (Oct 2010). Tracts with lower median household income and higher percentages of minority residents had greater densities of tobacco-selling retail outlets. TOBACCO INDUSTRY WATCH R.J. Reynolds Pulls Dissolvable Smokeless Products from Test Markets. PR Newswire (Dec 20, 2010). Dissolvable smokeless products have been pulled for potential redesign and may be test-marketed elsewhere in the future. TOBACCO TAXES AND PRICING Effectiveness of Tax and Price Policies in Tobacco Control. Tobacco Control (Nov 29, 2010, Epub ahead of print). Evidence of effectiveness of increased tobacco excise taxes and prices in reducing tobacco consumption and prevalence of tobacco use and improvement of public health. Addressing Tobacco Pricing Policies: A Toolkit for Tobacco Control Program Managers. Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium. This guide provides new tools to support program managers ability to promote and sustain social norm changes through pricing strategies.

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From: "Neal, Scott" To: "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> "Pajimula, Fel" <Fel.Pajimula@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/13/2011 3:18:05 PM Subject: RE: Enforcement Assignment List yes >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:12 AM >To: Bennett, John; Pajimula, Fel >Cc: Neal, Scott >Subject: RE: Enforcement Assignment List > >Should we add the e-cig kiosks at Northgate and South Center Malls? New policy goes into effect on Sunday. > >_____________________________________________ >From: Bennett, John >Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:43 AM >To: Pajimula, Fel; Bennett, John >Cc: Neal, Scott; Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Subject: Enforcement Assignment List > >The assignment list is on Clarizen. Inspections due by 1/24/2012! Please attach inspection report to appropriate task after check is completed. > > >John Bennett >Public Health- Seattle & King County >401 5th Ave, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >(p) 206.263.8156 >(f) 206.296.0177 > >Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:00am 5:30pm > > > >

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From: "Bennett, John" To: "Neal, Scott" <Scott.Neal@kingcounty.gov> "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> "Pajimula, Fel" <Fel.Pajimula@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/13/2011 3:28:00 PM Subject: RE: Enforcement Assignment List Added in Clarizen! >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:18 AM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John; Pajimula, Fel >Subject: RE: Enforcement Assignment List > >yes > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:12 AM >To: Bennett, John; Pajimula, Fel >Cc: Neal, Scott >Subject: RE: Enforcement Assignment List > >Should we add the e-cig kiosks at Northgate and South Center Malls? New policy goes into effect on Sunday. > >_____________________________________________ >From: Bennett, John >Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:43 AM >To: Pajimula, Fel; Bennett, John >Cc: Neal, Scott; Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Subject: Enforcement Assignment List > >The assignment list is on Clarizen. Inspections due by 1/24/2012! Please attach inspection report to appropriate task after check is completed. > > >John Bennett >Public Health- Seattle & King County >401 5th Ave, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >(p) 206.263.8156 >(f) 206.296.0177 > >Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:00am 5:30pm > > > >

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From: "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" To: "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> "Pajimula, Fel" <Fel.Pajimula@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/13/2011 3:11:44 PM Subject: RE: Enforcement Assignment List Should we add the e-cig kiosks at Northgate and South Center Malls? New policy goes into effect on Sunday. _____________________________________________ From: Bennett, John Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:43 AM To: Pajimula, Fel; Bennett, John Cc: Neal, Scott; Hatzenbuehler, Eric Subject: Enforcement Assignment List The assignment list is on Clarizen. Inspections due by 1/24/2012! Please attach inspection report to appropriate task after check is completed.

John Bennett Public Health- Seattle & King County 401 5th Ave, Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98104 (p) 206.263.8156 (f) 206.296.0177 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:00am 5:30pm

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Investing in tobacco prevention programs pays off

by Joy Hamilton

Tobacco control programs play a crucial role in the prevention of many chronic conditions such as cancer, heart disease and respiratory illness. Comprehensive tobacco prevention and cessation programs prevent kids from starting to smoke; help adult smokers quit; educate the public, the media and policymakers about ways to reduce tobacco use; address disparities; and serve as a counter to the ever-present tobacco industry. When adequately funded, comprehensive tobacco prevention programs quickly and substantially reduce tobacco use, which saves lives and money, cutting smoking-cause medical costs and lost productivity. The effectiveness of these programs becomes abundantly clear when funding disappears. States that have experimented with tobacco prevention funding cuts have seen their progress in reducing tobacco use erode, resulting in higher smoking rates and associated deaths, disease, and costs. Massachusetts and Indiana are interesting case studies for this. Unfortunately, similar results can be found in many other states including Minnesota, Florida, and California.

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MASSACHUSETTS For years, Massachusetts was a leader in tobacco prevention. The successful statewide program resulted in declines in cigarette consumption at rates significantly greater than the nation as a whole. Despite this success, in 2004 funding for the state's tobacco prevention program was cut by 95 percent. The drastic reduction in funding has taken its toll studies show that in 2005 and 2006, cigarette consumption actually increased in Massachusetts, just one to two years after funding was cut. INDIANA In 2000, Indiana implemented a comprehensive tobacco prevention and cessation program with revenue from the state's tobacco settlement. The Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation (ITPC) program contributed to significant declines in smoking among both adults and youth, but in 2004, state leaders cut the program's funding by almost 70 percent. Subsequently, Indiana's progress in reducing smoking rates stalled for both adults and youth. W ASHINGTON Washington state's adult smoking rate is the third lowest in the nation (14.8 percent), largely due to our Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, which was started in 2000. Since the Program began, the smoking rate declined by about a third. However Washington state's Tobacco Prevention and Control Account has been reduced by more than 50 percent over the last two years. In the recent special legislative session called by Governor Gregoire, the Program suffered an additional cut of $3 million. Governor Gregoire has proposed that Washington state eliminate funding for comprehensive tobacco prevention and control on July 1, 2011. Cutting funding to tobacco prevention may not spell the savings she expects though a recent report from the Department of Health credited the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program for saving five dollars in health care costs for every one dollar spent for the Program. Based on data from other states, it's likely that the progress seen in our state to reduce

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tobacco use rates will erode, rates of smoking may raise and associated health costs will skyrocket due to these cuts.
Joy Hamilton is the Policy/Advocacy Manager in the Tobacco Prevention Program at Public Health Seattle & King County. For more information, contact her at Joy.Hamilton@ kingcounty.gov or (206) 2967613. REFERENCES Tobacco Free Kids.The impact of reductions to state Tobacco Control Program funding. Retrieved 12/22/2010. Department of Health. Washington's adult smokingn rate now third lowest in the nation. Retrieved 12/23/2010. Department of Health. Thousands of lives saved due to Tobacco Prevention and Controls Program. Retrieved 01/11/2011.

In this issue... Tobacco prevention pays off New products & marketing threaten tobacco prevention successes Exposure to tobacco smoke causes immediate damage Healthy tobaccofree environments Critical need to prevent youth from tobacco use BOH approves ecigarette regulations

New products and marketing threaten tobacco control and prevention successes
by Molly Ryan

If I've learned one thing for certain during my time in tobacco prevention and control, it's that the fight against tobacco is never over. We have made great strides in reducing the burden of tobacco on our community. Over the past decade, we have decreased the overall smoking rate, reduced youth initiation, and increased protection against deadly secondhand smoke. But the tobacco industry is an ever-present threat because our success means their failure (and vice versa). When we get people to quit or prevent people from starting, we are essentially taking away their customers, and when they keep customers and/or gain new ones, we see bad health outcomes. So, for both sides of this battle, there is a lot to be gained and even more to be lost. Because of this, it comes at no surprise that as we continue to successfully reduce tobacco use rates, tobacco companies are working harder than ever to recruit and retain customers. This effort to counter tobacco prevention and control successes is very clearly demonstrated by the emergence of new products and reinvigorated marketing efforts. NEW PRODUCTS With increasingly tighter smoking restrictions and subsequent reduction in smoking rates (and cigarette sales), the tobacco industry has responded by introducing new products to fill that market niche. Electronic cigarettes, or "e-cigarettes," are currently a hot topic of discussion. There is limited research about the safety of these products and initial testing by the FDA raises some concerns. Ingredient testing on several samples shows the presence of various toxins and carcinogens (chemicals that cause cancer), a discrepancy in nicotine levels among cartridges with the same label (e.g., "low," "medium"), and low levels of nicotine among all but one of the cartridges that were labeled as

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containing no nicotine. In addition to this apparent lack of quality control and evidence to show these products are safe, public health officials are concerned over the potential appeal that these products may have to youth. Their high-tech design, easy availability online or at mall kiosks, lack of health warnings and the wide array of flavors, including chocolate, vanilla and mint, may encourage young people to try these products and potentially get them addicted to nicotine. The King County Board of Health recently passed a regulation prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to youth. While manufacturers for e-cigarettes seemingly appeared out of the woodwork to fill the market niche that smoking restrictions created, cigarette manufacturers like Philip Morris (Marlboro) and R.J. Reynolds (Camel) have responded by introducing smokeless, spitless tobacco products that can be used in situations and settings where smoking or using spit tobacco is not allowed. As described in our spring 2010 newsletter, there is some debate over whether Snus is a friend or foe of tobacco prevention and control some believe that it could be a safe alternative to cigarettes, but many believe this is yet another attempt by American tobacco companies to expand their market share. Many public health officials are concerned that Snus is a "gateway product" that is meant to get people addicted to nicotine so that they will graduate to products with higher nicotine content, like cigarettes. Snus is especially appealing to young people, who already use smokeless tobacco at higher rates than adults, because it can be used discreetly and comes in a variety of flavors and nicotine levels. NEW MARKETING Since the vast majority of regular adult smokers started smoking before the age of 18, it comes as no surprise that tobacco companies invest millions of dollars to market their products to young people. Youth are particularly vulnerable to tobacco marketing; research has shown a causal relationship between exposure to tobacco marketing and likelihood of using tobacco. The more cigarette ads and promotions a young person sees, the more likely they are to start smoking. Cigarette companies have been hugely successful in recruiting new, young customers by bombarding them with advertisements and marketing materials that promote positive opinions and attitudes towards smoking and smokers. Despite the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) aimed to restrict marketing directly to kids and the disappearance of billboards and t-shirts adorned with images of Joe Camel, tobacco companies are still reaching kids. The most recent example of this is the "Break Free Adventure," Camel's new marketing campaign which includes the release of special-edition

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packs of cigarettes that feature 10 cities across the U.S., including Seattle. This campaign exploits Seattle's vibrant and alternative culture in an attempt to make Camel cigarettes appear cool, fun and rebellious themes that resonate with youth. Many tobacco prevention and control groups and organizations, including the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the National Association of Attorney Generals, as well as elected officials, are outraged by this campaign and are demanding that R.J. Reynolds (RJR), makers of Camel cigarettes, end this promotion immediately. In their statement, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids describes this campaign as evidence that RJR "has not changed" and "is continuing its longstanding efforts to make the Camel brand appealing to youth." In a letter sent directly to RJR, the National Association of Attorney Generals asks that the campaign be terminated immediately "out of concern for America's youth." Local and state officials also voiced opposition to this campaign. Governor Christine Gregoire released a statement calling on RJR to "halt their cynical campaign and not use our local landmarks for their gain." Other political leaders including King County Executive Dow Constantine and Board of Health chair Julia Patterson also released statements echoing these sentiments. "We've cut the smoking rate in half in just the last decade in King County, and it has proved its worth in lives and money saved. We can't take a step backward by allowing predatory marketing campaigns to lure kids into tobacco addiction." King County Board of Health Chair Julia Patterson CLOSING By their own admission, the tobacco industry see young people as the key to their company's future success they represent the next generation of smokers (and customers). Because of this, it comes as no surprise that tobacco companies continue to target young people with their product development and marketing campaigns. Check out previous newsletter articles on this topic: Snus: Safe alternative to smoking? and The cigarette E-volves (electronic cigarettes).

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Molly Ryan is the Pharmacy and Colleges/Universities Manager in the Tobacco Prevention Program at Public Health Seattle & King County. For more information, contact her at Molly.Ryan @kingcounty.gov or (206) 296-7613.

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Exposure to tobacco smoke causes immediate damage, says new Surgeon General's report
by Joy Hamilton

A new report from the Surgeon General finds that exposure to tobacco smoke even occasional smoking or secondhand smoke causes immediate damage to your body that can lead to serious illness or death. The report, titled How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease, provides scientific evidence of the importance of smoke free air and will serve as an important tool for public health advocates in their efforts to create smoke free environment policies. Some highlights of the report include: Cellular damage and tissue inflammation from tobacco smoke are immediate, and that repeated exposure weakens the body's ability to heal the damage. The report also explains why it is so difficult to quit smoking. According to the research, cigarettes are designed for addiction. The design and contents of current tobacco products make them more attractive and addictive than ever before. Today's cigarettes deliver nicotine more quickly and efficiently than cigarettes of many years ago. Tobacco smoke contains a deadly mixture of more than 7,000 chemicals and compounds, of which hundreds are toxic and at least 70 cause cancer. Every exposure to these cancer-causing chemicals could damage DNA in a way that leads to cancer.

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Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke can cause cardiovascular disease and could trigger acute cardiac events, such as heart attack. The report describes how chemicals from tobacco smoke quickly damage blood vessels and make blood more likely to clot. The evidence in this report shows how smoking causes cardiovascular disease and increases risks for heart attack, stroke,
Joy Hamilton is the Policy/Advocacy Manager in the Tobacco Prevention Program at Public Health Seattle & King County. For more information, contact her at Joy.Hamilton@ kingcounty.gov or (206) 2967613.

and aortic aneurysm. This report is the 30th tobacco-related Surgeon General's report issued since 1964. The full report, along with several other resources such as a consumer booklet and a clinician fact sheet, can be found on the CDC's website.

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Healthy tobacco-free environments

Tobacco prevention pays off New products & marketing threaten tobacco prevention successes Exposure to tobacco smoke causes immediate damage Healthy tobaccofree environments Critical need to prevent youth from tobacco use BOH approves ecigarette regulations
by Karen Brawley, Norilyn de la Pena, Lindsey Greto, and Paul Zemann

Everyone deserves a healthy environment and in our county, we want the healthy choice to be the easy choice. All-inclusive tobaccofree policies protect nonsmokers from dangerous secondhand smoke (SHS), support people who are actively trying to quit tobacco, and keep youth away from tobacco products. Tobacco-free environments protect the health, safety, and welfare of all community members and establish the norm that tobacco use is not an acceptable behavior for young people or adults. Kids can't imitate what they don't see keeping tobacco products out of sight also keeps it out of mind. Through King County's Communities Putting Prevention to Work efforts, there are a number of new projects working on healthy, smoke-free environments. More about their work can be found in the links below. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Young adulthood, considered to be ages 18-24, is a time of transition from adolescence to adulthood when young people are faced with new freedoms, experiences and responsibilities. This is a critical time in which tobacco addictions are either established or squashed; although many smokers start smoking before the age of 18, the majority don't actually

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become addicted (i.e., "established" smokers) until they are between 18 and 24. Tobacco companies take full advantage of this fact by aggressively marketing their products to this vulnerable age group, particularly college students an effective strategy that encourages smoking. Considering this, it is to no surprise that the smoking rate among young adults is higher than any other age group. Colleges and universities are uniquely positioned to be able to combat the tobacco industry's efforts to promote smoking among young adults. Strong smoke-free campus policies create smoke-free social norms, discourage tobacco use, and also protect people from deadly SHS ultimately improving the health and well-being of students, staff, faculty and visitors. Click here to learn more about the work Cornish College of the Arts is doing to become a smoke-free campus. HOSPITALS AND SPECIALIZED CLINICS Walking through a cloud of smoke on the way to a doctor's visit, a surgery or a group counseling session is antithetical to the mission of health-care organizations. Tobacco-free hospital and clinic environments protect patients, staff and visitors from the negative health effects of tobacco use. It's well-known that tobacco use adversely impacts medical treatment for most illnesses. Smoking slows wound healing and is the most common cause of poor birth outcomes. SHS is dangerous for anyone to breathe, but is especially problematic for sick patients or those with compromised immune systems. By instituting a strong tobacco-free policy at places of health, organizations can demonstrate a strong commitment to health and safety. The University of Washington and King County Mental Health Chemical Abuse and Dependency Services are working to create smoke-free hospital and clinic environments in King County. HOUSING While Washington's smoke-free workplace laws protect workers from SHS exposure, no laws protect people from SHS where they live. Reducing exposure to SHS in multi-family units is vital to creating a healthier environment for all residents. Smoke drifting from smokers'
Karen Brawley is the Housing & Cities Manager in the Tobacco Prevention Program at Public Health Seattle & King County. For more information, contact her at Karen.Brawley @kingcounty.gov or (206)

apartments to those of non-smokers forces residents to breathe in the carcinogens found in SHS. Children and those with long-term health conditions are susceptible to a host of health problems from SHS, including: sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), acute respiratory problems, ear infections, asthma attacks, heart disease and a variety of cancers.

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296-7613. Norilyn de la Pena is the Cessation Manager in the Tobacco Prevention Program at Public Health Seattle & King County. For more information, contact her at Norilyn.delaPena @kingcounty.gov or (206) 296-7613. Lindsey Greto is the Schools & Clinics Program Manager in the Tobacco Prevention Program at Public Health Seattle & King County. For more information, contact her at Lindsey.Greto @kingcounty.gov or (206) 296-7613. Paul Zemann is a Health Educator in the Tobacco Prevention Program at Public Health Seattle & King County. For more information, contact him at Paul.Zemann @kingcounty.gov or (206) 296-7613.

cancers. Tobacco-free housing also provides a financial incentive. As a result of residual chemical residue, extensive cleaning is required to maintain the value and cleanliness of a smoking home. Having tobacco-free housing also lowers the risk of fires. Cigarettes are a leading cause of residential building fires and are the leading reason for fire death in the United States. Click here to learn more about the work Housing Resource Group is doing to implement smoke-free housing policies in at least 26 affordable housing buildings in Seattle. PARKS Parks are established to promote healthy activities. The purpose of park areas is to promote community wellness, and tobacco-free policies fit with this idea. Secondhand smoke levels in outdoor public places can reach levels as high as those found in indoor facilities where smoking is permitted. Furthermore, cigarette litter is dangerous. When discarded, cigarettes can pollute the land and water and may be ingested by toddlers, pets, birds or fish.

In this issue... Tobacco prevention pays off New products & marketing threaten tobacco prevention successes Exposure to tobacco smoke causes immediate damage Healthy tobaccofree environments Critical need to prevent youth from tobacco use BOH approves ecigarette

Critical need to prevent youth from tobacco use

Lindsey Greto

Every day in the United States, about 4,100 youth between the ages of 12 and 17 try a cigarette for the first time. Of the youth who take up smoking, about one in three will eventually die from a tobacco-related disease.

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regulations

Youth cigarette use declined sharply from 1997 2003, but in recent years the decline has stalled and the rate of smokeless product usage has increased. In King County, 17.3 percent of high school seniors report current cigarette use, and more youth use smokeless tobacco than adults. Tobacco companies can no longer overtly market their products to youth, but instead use covert marketing techniques, such as production of youthfriendly products, advertisements in magazines with high youth readership and tobacco industry sponsorship of recreation events. Nearly 80% of adult smokers started before the age of 18. Products that are especially appealing to youth include flavored smokeless tobacco. These products are easily concealed from parents and teachers and often come in candy-like flavors. Tobacco industry documents show that flavored products have historically been aggressively marketed to attract new, young users, who then graduate to non-flavored products in adulthood. Not only can experimentation with tobacco products in adolescence result in a lifelong addiction, it's also related to poor academic performance and other high-risk behaviors. Healthy students are more prepared to learn. Students with certain health risk factors, including tobacco use, have worse outcomes in school. Students that use tobacco are: 3 times more likely to get Cs/Ds/Fs 4 times more likely to skip class 21 times more likely to use marijuana 4 times more likely to be suspended 8 times more likely to binge drink 36 times more likely to use drugs However reducing student tobacco use improves graduation rates, increases seat times for students, improves classroom management, improves test scores, improves learning disparities, and increases personal success. These alarming statistics underscore the need for

Lindsey Greto is the Schools & Clinics Program Manager in the Tobacco Prevention Program at Public Health Seattle & King County. For more information, contact her at Lindsey.Greto @kingcounty.gov or (206) 296-7613.

effective youth tobacco prevention programs.

To request a full list of references for this article, please contact Lauren Holt at Lauren.Holt@kingcounty.gov.

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Board of Health approves electronic cigarette regulations

by Joy Hamilton

The King County Board of Health recently passed regulations to protect King County youth from electronic smoking devices and unregulated nicotine delivery products. The Board of Health voted unanimously to: restrict the sales of e-cigarettes or any other unapproved nicotine delivery products to people 18 and older; prohibit free or highly discounted electronic smoking devices or unapproved nicotine delivery products; prohibit the use of e-cigarette devices in places where smoking is prohibited by law. Electronic smoking devices, commonly known as "e-cigarettes," are battery-operated devices designed to look like and to be used in the same manner as conventional cigarettes. E-cigarettes use cartridges to deliver vaporized nicotine, the same highly addictive drug that's in tobacco. The FDA is investigating e-cigarettes, but the products are currently unregulated at the federal level. E-cigarettes have a high appeal to youth. They are sold in convenience stores and mall kiosks and come in candy flavors including chocolate, vanilla and mint. The FDA has warned that e-cigarettes can increase nicotine addiction among young people and may lead youth to try conventional tobacco products. As these products have become more widely available, public use has also increased. E-cigarettes mimic the appearance of regular cigarettes because the user exhales a smoke-like vapor similar in appearance to the exhaled smoke from a cigarette. Their use is visually indistinguishable from the use of traditional tobacco products in public, which leads to confusion and may prompt people to smoke traditional tobacco products. In passing the regulation, Board of Health members also expressed

Joy Hamilton is the Policy/Advocacy Manager in the Tobacco Prevention Program at Public Health Seattle & King County. For more information, contact her at Joy.Hamilton @kingcounty.gov or (206) 296-7613.

concern that the use of these products threatens to undermine the social norming impact of Smoking in Public Places law. Several other jurisdictions across the United States have created similar regulations related to e-cigarettes, but King County's regulations are believed to be the most comprehensive in the nation.

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From: "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" To: "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> "Neal, Scott" <Scott.Neal@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/18/2011 4:55:01 PM Subject: RE: Quick Question Im feeling a little impatient as of late - I vote for manager/manager via Scott. Thanks for checking-in, John.

_____________________________________________ From: Bennett, John Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:44 AM To: Neal, Scott; Hatzenbuehler, Eric Subject: FW: Quick Question The Contact I was given is Mark Rowe. I still haven't heard back so am just checking in to see if we still want Scott to put in an ask manager/manager, or if you would like me to follow up? Also, I heard back from Maria Wood that Bruce will not be able to get the language of the code updated until the end of this week - just FYI. John ______________________________________________ From: Skilton, Christopher Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 4:03 PM To: Bennett, John; Rowe, Mark Subject: RE: Quick Question Probably. I will forward to our Section Manager, Mark Rowe -- he'll know. Mark, John is in Tobacco Prevention, 9th floor. Chris _____________________________________________ From: Bennett, John Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:42 PM To: Skilton, Christopher Subject: Quick Question Hey Chris, Are there any methods EH has for communicating to restaurants/places with a food permit on a large scale? We are trying to figure out a cost effective way to let them know of the ban on e-cigarettes in public places that the BOH adopted. Thanks!
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John

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From: "Bennett, John" To: "Neal, Scott" <Scott.Neal@kingcounty.gov> "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/18/2011 3:47:00 PM Subject: FW: Quick Question The Contact I was given is Mark Rowe. I still haven't heard back so am just checking in to see if we still want Scott to put in an ask manager/manager, or if you would like me to follow up? Also, I heard back from Maria Wood that Bruce will not be able to get the language of the code updated until the end of this week - just FYI. John >______________________________________________ >From: Skilton, Christopher >Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 4:03 PM >To: Bennett, John; Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question > >Probably. I will forward to our Section Manager, Mark Rowe -- he'll know. > >Mark, John is in Tobacco Prevention, 9th floor. > >Chris > >_____________________________________________ >From: Bennett, John >Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:42 PM >To: Skilton, Christopher >Subject: Quick Question > >Hey Chris, > >Are there any methods EH has for communicating to restaurants/places with a food permit on a large scale? We are trying to figure out a cost effective way to let them know of the ban on e-cigarettes in public places that the BOH adopted. > >Thanks! > >John > > > >

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From: "Neal, Scott" To: "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/19/2011 12:25:00 PM Subject: RE: Quick Question So should I be checking with Mark Rowe directly? And What exactly am I asking from him? Are we wanting to get a list or are we wanting to just find out how they communicate and determine if there is a way to get our message through their system? Scott >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 12:55 PM >To: Bennett, John; Neal, Scott >Subject: RE: Quick Question > >Im feeling a little impatient as of late - I vote for manager/manager via Scott. > >Thanks for checking-in, John. > > > >_____________________________________________ >From: Bennett, John >Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:44 AM >To: Neal, Scott; Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Subject: FW: Quick Question > >The Contact I was given is Mark Rowe. I still haven't heard back so am just checking in to see if we still want Scott to put in an ask manager/manager, or if you would like me to follow up? > >Also, I heard back from Maria Wood that Bruce will not be able to get the language of the code updated until the end of this week - just FYI. > >John > >______________________________________________ >From: Skilton, Christopher >Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 4:03 PM >To: Bennett, John; Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question > >Probably. I will forward to our Section Manager, Mark Rowe -- he'll know. > >Mark, John is in Tobacco Prevention, 9th floor. > >Chris > >_____________________________________________
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>From: Bennett, John >Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:42 PM >To: Skilton, Christopher >Subject: Quick Question > >Hey Chris, > >Are there any methods EH has for communicating to restaurants/places with a food permit on a large scale? We are trying to figure out a cost effective way to let them know of the ban on e-cigarettes in public places that the BOH adopted. > >Thanks! > >John > > > >

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From: "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" To: "Neal, Scott" <Scott.Neal@kingcounty.gov> "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/19/2011 1:11:53 PM Subject: RE: Quick Question The idea is to check in with Mark directly about methods or systems EH might have in place to communicate with all restaurants/places with food permits regarding the ban on e-cigarettes in public places. Ideally, this would be via email or as a small announcement in an existing newsletter. Eric _____________________________________________ From: Neal, Scott Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:25 AM To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John Subject: RE: Quick Question So should I be checking with Mark Rowe directly? And What exactly am I asking from him? Are we wanting to get a list or are we wanting to just find out how they communicate and determine if there is a way to get our message through their system? Scott _____________________________________________ From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 12:55 PM To: Bennett, John; Neal, Scott Subject: RE: Quick Question Im feeling a little impatient as of late - I vote for manager/manager via Scott. Thanks for checking-in, John.

_____________________________________________ From: Bennett, John Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:44 AM To: Neal, Scott; Hatzenbuehler, Eric Subject: FW: Quick Question The Contact I was given is Mark Rowe. I still haven't heard back so am just checking in to see if we still want Scott to put in an ask manager/manager, or if you would like me to follow up? Also, I heard back from Maria Wood that Bruce will not be able to get the language of the code updated until the end of this week - just FYI. John ______________________________________________ From: Skilton, Christopher
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Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 4:03 PM To: Bennett, John; Rowe, Mark Subject: RE: Quick Question Probably. I will forward to our Section Manager, Mark Rowe -- he'll know. Mark, John is in Tobacco Prevention, 9th floor. Chris _____________________________________________ From: Bennett, John Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:42 PM To: Skilton, Christopher Subject: Quick Question Hey Chris, Are there any methods EH has for communicating to restaurants/places with a food permit on a large scale? We are trying to figure out a cost effective way to let them know of the ban on e-cigarettes in public places that the BOH adopted. Thanks! John

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From: "Schafer, Cynthia" <CSchafer@OCHCA.COM> To: SMOKEFREEHOUSING-TALK@LISTS.TCSG.ORG Date: 1/20/2011 5:03:18 PM Re: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Subject: Orange County Register Yesterday the City of Laguna Woods, CA passed the first reading of a smoke-free patio and balcony ordinance. They tabled the section regarding requiring windows and doors be closed while smoking and will re-address it next year. Cynthia Schafer, M.S.H.S. Tobacco Use Prevention Program Orange County Health Care Agency 714-834-2521 12 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 127 Santa Ana, CA 92701 -----Original Message----From: National Smoke Free Housing Listserv [mailto:SMOKEFREEHOUSING-TALK@LISTS.TCSG.ORG] On Behalf Of Bill Godshall Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:48 PM To: SMOKEFREEHOUSING-TALK@LISTS.TCSG.ORG Subject: Re: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Orange County Register I don't see any public health rationale for banning smoking at so many outdoor areas of multifamily residential facilities (as that encourages smokers to smoke indoors instead of outdoors) or for requiring the closing of windows or exterior doors when someone smokes inside their own unit (where nonsmokers also often reside). Those policies/laws could also expose people in units with shared ventilation and hallways (of units where smoking occurs), and in some units with shared walls/floors/ceilings to even greater levels of indoor secondhand smoke. Many years ago, I convinced my next door neighbor to stop smoking inside his home (which he shared with his wife and four children, all of whom were nonsmokers) and to instead smoke outside on his front porch (which is adjacent to our front porch and about 5 feet away from our living room window, as my wife and I live in a small rowhouse). The downside of that change was that we had to close our living room window whenever our neighbor lit up on his porch during the summer (as we don't have air conditioning) to prevent smoke from coming inside our unit.
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But I preferred doing that to knowing that our neighbor would have otherwise (had I complained to him about the smoke drifting inside our window) gone back to smoking inside his own home, exposing his wife and children to far greater levels of smoke. He quit smoking several years ago, so this is no longer a problem, although we still have to close our window whenever our neighbor uses the gas grill on his front porch. These are also reasons why public health advocates should truthfully inform smokers that all smokefree tobacco/nicotine products pose no harm to others, and are also far less hazardous alternatives for smokers. For these same reasons, e-cigarettes and new low nitrosamine smokeless tobacco products should not be banned (as long as polluting and truly hazardous cigarettes remain legal). Bill Godshall Executive Director Smokefree Pennsylvania 1926 Monongahela Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218 412-351-5880 FAX 412-351-5881 smokefree@compuserve.com

----- Original Message ----From: "Portenier, Andrea" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:29 PM Subject: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Orange County Register

Latest from Orange County. We spoke at the Public Safety Committee last year. Council refused to do more than balconies and patios. You can see from comments how this is being played out in the press. Your educational comments welcome, REALLY welcome. (We are forbidden from contacting elected officials here) http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-284670-ordinance-smoking.html Best,
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From: "Portenier, Andrea" <APortenier@OCHCA.COM> To: SMOKEFREEHOUSING-TALK@LISTS.TCSG.ORG Date: 1/20/2011 5:24:33 PM Re: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Subject: Orange County Register Thank you Bill, Elected officials have their own reasons for deciding to do whatever they do. It is not necessarily based on any logic we in public health understand. Generally in terms of MUH they are trepidatious about making any rules on what someone can do in their "own home" not being mindful that the restriction is on what is drifting into another's homeergo no longer a private behavior but a public one. A trespass. The complaints I get from people being harmed in their homes by SHS are about split evenly between SHS drifting from outside and through shared ventilation. Community members did speak to shared ventilation as an issue but they tell me that the council was only willing to deal with balconies and patios at this time. Some of these people are on O2 and SHS from anywhere is a significant health problem for them. Others are cancer survivors or asthmatics. No amount of SHS is considered "Insignificant" by those people. With any luck, the community will make its wishes clear about desiring further protection and obtain it. Fiat Lux~ Andrea Portenier Health Educator Tobacco Use Prevention Program 12 Civic Center Plaza, Ste 127 Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-834-7408 aportenier@ochca.com

-----Original Message----From: National Smoke Free Housing Listserv [mailto:SMOKEFREEHOUSING-TALK@LISTS.TCSG.ORG] On Behalf Of Bill Godshall Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:48 PM To: SMOKEFREEHOUSING-TALK@LISTS.TCSG.ORG Subject: Re: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Orange County Register I don't see any public health rationale for banning smoking at so many outdoor areas of multifamily residential facilities (as that encourages smokers to smoke indoors instead of outdoors) or for requiring the closing of windows or exterior doors when someone smokes inside their own unit
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(where nonsmokers also often reside). Those policies/laws could also expose people in units with shared ventilation and hallways (of units where smoking occurs), and in some units with shared walls/floors/ceilings to even greater levels of indoor secondhand smoke. Many years ago, I convinced my next door neighbor to stop smoking inside his home (which he shared with his wife and four children, all of whom were nonsmokers) and to instead smoke outside on his front porch (which is adjacent to our front porch and about 5 feet away from our living room window, as my wife and I live in a small rowhouse). The downside of that change was that we had to close our living room window whenever our neighbor lit up on his porch during the summer (as we don't have air conditioning) to prevent smoke from coming inside our unit. But I preferred doing that to knowing that our neighbor would have otherwise (had I complained to him about the smoke drifting inside our window) gone back to smoking inside his own home, exposing his wife and children to far greater levels of smoke. He quit smoking several years ago, so this is no longer a problem, although we still have to close our window whenever our neighbor uses the gas grill on his front porch. These are also reasons why public health advocates should truthfully inform smokers that all smokefree tobacco/nicotine products pose no harm to others, and are also far less hazardous alternatives for smokers. For these same reasons, e-cigarettes and new low nitrosamine smokeless tobacco products should not be banned (as long as polluting and truly hazardous cigarettes remain legal). Bill Godshall Executive Director Smokefree Pennsylvania 1926 Monongahela Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218 412-351-5880 FAX 412-351-5881
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smokefree@compuserve.com

----- Original Message ----From: "Portenier, Andrea" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:29 PM Subject: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Orange County Register

Latest from Orange County. We spoke at the Public Safety Committee last year. Council refused to do more than balconies and patios. You can see from comments how this is being played out in the press. Your educational comments welcome, REALLY welcome. (We are forbidden from contacting elected officials here) http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-284670-ordinance-smoking.html Best, Andrea *********************************************** TCSG & SFELP's email lists are powered by L-Soft's LISTSERV(r) software. Learn more by visiting: http://www.lsoft.com/resources/LISTSERV-community.asp *********************************************** TCSG & SFELP's email lists are powered by L-Soft's LISTSERV? software. Learn more by visiting: http://www.lsoft.com/resources/LISTSERV-community.asp

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From: "Bill Godshall" <smokefree@COMPUSERVE.COM> To: SMOKEFREEHOUSING-TALK@LISTS.TCSG.ORG Date: 1/20/2011 4:57:29 PM Re: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Subject: Orange County Register I don't see any public health rationale for banning smoking at so many outdoor areas of multifamily residential facilities (as that encourages smokers to smoke indoors instead of outdoors) or for requiring the closing of windows or exterior doors when someone smokes inside their own unit (where nonsmokers also often reside). Those policies/laws could also expose people in units with shared ventilation and hallways (of units where smoking occurs), and in some units with shared walls/floors/ceilings to even greater levels of indoor secondhand smoke. Many years ago, I convinced my next door neighbor to stop smoking inside his home (which he shared with his wife and four children, all of whom were nonsmokers) and to instead smoke outside on his front porch (which is adjacent to our front porch and about 5 feet away from our living room window, as my wife and I live in a small rowhouse). The downside of that change was that we had to close our living room window whenever our neighbor lit up on his porch during the summer (as we don't have air conditioning) to prevent smoke from coming inside our unit. But I preferred doing that to knowing that our neighbor would have otherwise (had I complained to him about the smoke drifting inside our window) gone back to smoking inside his own home, exposing his wife and children to far greater levels of smoke. He quit smoking several years ago, so this is no longer a problem, although we still have to close our window whenever our neighbor uses the gas grill on his front porch. These are also reasons why public health advocates should truthfully inform smokers that all smokefree tobacco/nicotine products pose no harm to others, and are also far less hazardous alternatives for smokers. For these same reasons, e-cigarettes and new low nitrosamine smokeless tobacco products should not be banned (as long as polluting and truly hazardous cigarettes remain legal). Bill Godshall Executive Director Smokefree Pennsylvania 1926 Monongahela Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218 412-351-5880 FAX 412-351-5881 smokefree@compuserve.com

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From: "Portenier, Andrea" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:29 PM Subject: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Orange County Register

Latest from Orange County. We spoke at the Public Safety Committee last year. Council refused to do more than balconies and patios. You can see from comments how this is being played out in the press. Your educational comments welcome, REALLY welcome. (We are forbidden from contacting elected officials here) http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-284670-ordinance-smoking.html Best, Andrea *********************************************** TCSG & SFELP's email lists are powered by L-Soft's LISTSERV software. Learn more by visiting: http://www.lsoft.com/resources/LISTSERV-community.asp

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From: "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" To: "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/20/2011 6:03:45 PM FW: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Subject: Orange County Register The last paragraph is really interesting... -----Original Message----From: National Smoke Free Housing Listserv [mailto:SMOKEFREEHOUSING-TALK@LISTS.TCSG.ORG] On Behalf Of Bill Godshall Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:48 PM To: SMOKEFREEHOUSING-TALK@LISTS.TCSG.ORG Subject: Re: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Orange County Register I don't see any public health rationale for banning smoking at so many outdoor areas of multifamily residential facilities (as that encourages smokers to smoke indoors instead of outdoors) or for requiring the closing of windows or exterior doors when someone smokes inside their own unit (where nonsmokers also often reside). Those policies/laws could also expose people in units with shared ventilation and hallways (of units where smoking occurs), and in some units with shared walls/floors/ceilings to even greater levels of indoor secondhand smoke. Many years ago, I convinced my next door neighbor to stop smoking inside his home (which he shared with his wife and four children, all of whom were nonsmokers) and to instead smoke outside on his front porch (which is adjacent to our front porch and about 5 feet away from our living room window, as my wife and I live in a small rowhouse). The downside of that change was that we had to close our living room window whenever our neighbor lit up on his porch during the summer (as we don't have air conditioning) to prevent smoke from coming inside our unit. But I preferred doing that to knowing that our neighbor would have otherwise (had I complained to him about the smoke drifting inside our window) gone back to smoking inside his own home, exposing his wife and children to far greater levels of smoke. He quit smoking several years ago, so this is no longer a problem, although we still have to close our window whenever our neighbor uses the gas grill on his front porch. These are also reasons why public health advocates should truthfully inform smokers that all smokefree tobacco/nicotine products pose no harm to others, and are also far less hazardous alternatives for smokers. For these same reasons, e-cigarettes and new low nitrosamine smokeless tobacco products should not be banned (as long as polluting and truly hazardous cigarettes remain legal). Bill Godshall Executive Director Smokefree Pennsylvania 1926 Monongahela Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218 412-351-5880 FAX 412-351-5881 smokefree@compuserve.com

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From: "Portenier, Andrea" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:29 PM Subject: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors | city, ordinance, smoking - News - The Orange County Register

Latest from Orange County. We spoke at the Public Safety Committee last year. Council refused to do more than balconies and patios. You can see from comments how this is being played out in the press. Your educational comments welcome, REALLY welcome. (We are forbidden from contacting elected officials here) http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-284670-ordinance-smoking.html Best, Andrea *********************************************** TCSG & SFELP's email lists are powered by L-Soft's LISTSERV software. Learn more by visiting: http://www.lsoft.com/resources/LISTSERV-community.asp

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From: To: Date: Subject: Fel,

"Hatzenbuehler, Eric" "Pajimula, Fel" <Fel.Pajimula@kingcounty.gov> 1/21/2011 7:54:56 PM E-Cig Phone Call

It is likely you received a phone call from the owner of the e-cig kiosks in Northgate and South Center to discuss potential for collaboration. His name is Yaron Navati and he hopes we'll give him an exemption to allow customers to try an e-cig at point of purchase. I talked to him today (and indicated that such exemption won't be given) and told him we'd be in touch by Wednesday with a confirmed response. I know we won't grant the exemption. However, he really wanted to meet in person and from a customer service perspective, wanted to gauge how we would respond to this and future requests to meet. He is waiting to hear from us before signing his lease at Northgate. Eric

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"Pajimula, Fel" "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> 1/24/2011 11:33:36 AM RE: E-Cig Phone Call

Thanks Eric, I have 2 missed calls, and a "hangup" voicemail (no message) from MORATT AVNER 425-361-7239 from Friday. Avner is the name I was given from the salesperson at Northgate on Thursday, who said both kiosks are owned by Avner. Did Yaron Navati identify his role in the business? Do you have contact info for him? Thanks. FP

>_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:55 PM >To: Pajimula, Fel >Cc: Bennett, John; Neal, Scott >Subject: E-Cig Phone Call > >Fel, > >It is likely you received a phone call from the owner of the e-cig kiosks in Northgate and South Center to discuss potential for collaboration. His name is Yaron Navati and he hopes we'll give him an exemption to allow customers to try an e-cig at point of purchase. I talked to him today (and indicated that such exemption won't be given) and told him we'd be in touch by Wednesday with a confirmed response. > >I know we won't grant the exemption. > >However, he really wanted to meet in person and from a customer service perspective, wanted to gauge how we would respond to this and future requests to meet. He is waiting to hear from us before signing his lease at Northgate. > >Eric > > > >

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Clarizen, Projects Made

Clarizen <system@clarizen.com> "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> 1/27/2011 6:14:17 PM Daily notifications summary from Clarizen

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Project Management Current Inspections '12th Ave Liquor' task on critical path of 'Current Inspections' project is past due 'Richmark Building' task on critical path of 'Current Inspections' project is past due '1/12/2011' task on critical path of 'Current Inspections' project is past due 'E-Cig Kiosk Southcenter' task on critical path of 'Current Inspections' project is past due 'Current Inspections' project is past due

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From: "Hamilton, Joy" To: "Neal, Scott" <Scott.Neal@kingcounty.gov> "Ross-Viles, Sarah" <Sarah.Ross-Viles@kingcounty.gov> "Pearson, Anne" <Anne.Pearson@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/27/2011 1:39:02 PM Subject: E-cigs bar in Tacoma Check it out -- a VAPORIUM! http://www.tacomaweekly.com/citylife/culture/a_smokin_idea/

Joy

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From: "Hamilton, Joy" To: "Hamilton, Joy" <Joy.Hamilton@kingcounty.gov> "Neal, Scott" <Scott.Neal@kingcounty.gov> "Ross-Viles, Sarah" <Sarah.Ross-Viles@kingcounty.gov> "Pearson, Anne" <Anne.Pearson@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/27/2011 1:57:51 PM Subject: RE: E-cigs bar in Tacoma And NY State is considering a ban http://online.wsj.com/article/APd1e46ddc29014f36b309c6bce4651f15.html

>_____________________________________________ >From: Hamilton, Joy >Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:39 AM >To: Neal, Scott; Ross-Viles, Sarah; Pearson, Anne >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John; Pajimula, Fel >Subject: E-cigs bar in Tacoma > >Check it out -- a VAPORIUM! > >http://www.tacomaweekly.com/citylife/culture/a_smokin_idea/ > > >Joy

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"Ross, Kathryn" "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> 1/28/2011 3:15:20 PM News from Public Health - Seattle & King County

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Healthy King County Newsletter

Communities Putting Prevention to Work

January 2011

Board of Health approves electronic cigarette regulations

The King County Board of Health recently passed regulations to protect King County youth from electronic smoking devices and unregulated nicotine delivery products. The Board of Health voted unanimously to: restrict the sales of e-cigarettes or any other unapproved nicotine delivery products only to people 18 and older; prohibit free or highly discounted electronic smoking devices or unapproved nicotine delivery products; prohibit the use of e-cigarette devices in places where smoking is prohibited by law.

King County hospitals take the smoke-free pledge

Highline Medical Center in Electronic smoking devices, commonly known as "e-cigarettes," are battery- Burien became the first hospital to go smoke-free operated devices designed to look like and to be used in the same manner as part of the University of as conventional cigarettes. E-cigarettes use cartridges to deliver vaporized Washington (UW) and the nicotine, the same highly addictive drug that is in tobacco. The FDA is investigating e-cigarettes, but the products are currently unregulated at the Washington State Hospital Association's (WSHA) CPPW federal level. efforts to provide safe, smoke-free environments E-cigarettes have a for patients, staff and high appeal to youth. visitors at all King County They are sold in convenience stores and hospitals. mall kiosks and come in candy flavors including When Highline went smokefree on Jan. 5, the number chocolate, vanilla and of hospitals in King County mint. The FDA has warned that e-cigarettes can increase nicotine addiction that do not have smokeamong young people and may lead youth to try conventional tobacco free campus policies shrunk products. to just nine out of 21 hospitals. As these products have become more widely available, public use has also increased. E-cigarettes mimic the appearance of regular cigarettes because the user exhales a smoke-like vapor similar in appearance to the exhaled smoke from a cigarette. Their use is virtually indistinguishable from the use of traditional tobacco products in public, which leads to confusion and prompts people to light and smoke traditional tobacco products. Board members also expressed concern that the use of these products threatens to undermine the social norming impact of the Smoking in Public Places law. The UW, in collaboration with the WSHA, will continue to work with the remaining nine hospitals to support their transition to smoke-free campuses and provide cessation options Several other jurisdictions across the nation have created similar regulations for hospitals to use with smokers who want to quit. related to e-cigarettes but it is believed that King County's regulations are the most comprehensive in the nation. It is well-known that

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tobacco use adversely impacts medical treatment for most illnesses. A smoke-free environment Students at Auburn High School (AHS) are leading the charge to create a protects patients, staff and culture that promotes healthy eating and physical fitness in the Auburn visitors from dangerous School District and in their community. AHS's DECA Chapter, a student secondhand smoke and leadership organization for marketing and business students, recently held a demonstrates a strong kick-off event for Commit to Fit, a student-led health and fitness campaign commitment to health and to address childhood obesity. safety. We look forward to the day when all patients in The community kick-off event was held on Dec. 13, 2010 at the Grace King County have access to Community Church in Auburn. The Marketing and Education Fair included safe and smoke-free nearly 30 interactive vendor booths and activities such as zumba, hospitals. elementary student PE demo, a show by the Illaco Jump Rope Team, cooking demonstrations, sugar-loaded beverage education and Tobacco cessation ad distribution of materials for community members to fill their "Fit Kits" in campaign launches preparation for the launch of the district-wide student-focused campaign in late January.

Auburn School District commits to fit

Since the kick-off, more than 2,200 students and staff have signed up to participate in Commit to Fit. Through CPPW funding, the Auburn School District is also working on adopting and implementing an improved physical education curriculum, a new Child Nutrition Certificate Program and the Safe Routes to School Program. For more information, please contact Lori Jacobs.

Look for Public Health's new tobacco cessation ad campaign on radio, TV and online in the coming weeks. The campaign - based on the Washington State Department of Health's Dear Me campaign - will reach audiences across Western Washington and will run from Jan. 24-Feb. 13. Radio and online ads will run in multiple languages.

Healthy King County: We're live!

It's been exciting to see how many CPPW partners are using the new Healthy King County website! Be sure to take advantage of all the resources available on the site. We're currently featuring the CPPW Technical Assistance Guide and news coverage of the King County restrictions on electronic cigarettes. Remember to change your temporary login and password Did you see a page already posted for your organization when you first registered on the Healthy King County site? The CPPW Communications Team helped set up pages for many of our grantee organizations. If that includes your organization, you should have received an email from your project officer with instructions about how to change your temporary login and password. Please change them to make sure any email is properly routed to your organization. (For help changing the login and password, contact Meredith Li-Vollmer.) Share what you're working on Have you held an event that left you energized? Or have you encountered challenges with your CPPW work that others could learn from? Perhaps you've found new ways to work with partners on your CPPW efforts? Share it on Healthy King County by clicking on the "What We're Doing" tab. There's no need to post a polished piece of writing. "What We're Doing" is meant to be an informal conversation about what's new in CPPW to help us celebrate our successes, problem-solve, and make connections between projects. So make it a quick blurb--we'd love to hear from you! You can also share your latest work by posting photos, links to YouTube videos, and documents to Healthy King County. Need help? We developed a guide to help you navigate the features on the Healthy King County site. You can also contact Meredith for assistance using the site.

The campaign is supported by King County CPPW tobacco funds and complements tobacco policy and system changes.

CPPW accomplishments
January 2011 Highline Medical Center goes smoke-free. December 2010 The King County Board of Health passed comprehensive e-cigarette regulations to protect King County youth.

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it on Healthy King County by clicking on the "What We're Doing" tab. There's no need to post a polished piece of writing. "What We're Doing" is meant to be an informal conversation about what's new in CPPW to help us celebrate our successes, problem-solve, and make connections between projects. So make it a quick blurb--we'd love to hear from you! You can also share your latest work by posting photos, links to YouTube videos, and documents to Healthy King County. Need help? We developed a guide to help you navigate the features on the Healthy King County site. You can also contact Meredith for assistance using the site.

In the news
Has your CPPW project been in the news lately? Send us the clip. Obesity Prevention A mission to promote health and wellness Seattle Times, Dec. 17 Tobacco Prevention Electronic cigarettes considered a new public health threat KPLU, Dec. 16 King County bans public ecigarette smoking Seattle P-I, Dec. 16

Grant Opportunity
We are happy to announce a grant opportunity to support new and permanent signage at your organization's site to maintain smoke-free and tobacco-free environments. Organizations not currently receiving Tobacco Prevention Program funds from King County can find application materials here. Funding is limited and eligible projects will be reviewed and awarded in the order submitted. Please review the CPPW Signage Grant Guidelines, then complete the application found here.

Correction
In last month's CPPW newsletter, we mistakenly identified the King County Housing Authority as the Seattle Housing Authority in the article about improving nutrition and physical activity at child-care centers. Click here to read more about the good work the King County Housing Authority is doing to support the health and well-being of all children who participate in their programs.

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"Neal, Scott" "Rowe, Mark" <Mark.Rowe@kingcounty.gov> 1/28/2011 1:45:44 PM RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments

I think ideally we'd want to communicate to all food establishments in KC, only once on this issue. We are simply looking for a way to be able to say we made a good effort to notify everyone on this issue. Would it be possible to include a small notice in your annual mailing (maybe a half page handout)? We'd be happy to provide this notice to your staff for mailing or if you send some sort of letter with updates we'd be happy to draft the language to add if that makes more sense. Feel free to work with Eric Hatzenbuehler (cc'd) on the details from here. Thanks! Scott >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:39 AM >To: Neal, Scott >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Sorry for not getting back sooner. Yes we do have a way of communicating with the food establishments under our permit. Annually we send out permit renewal notices (by March 1st) through US mail and we interface with them in the field during inspections. How frequently are you looking to get a message out and what is your distribution list? Are we talking about a small group of establishments or are you looking to broadcast this to all food establishments in King County? > >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:29 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. > >So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one
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and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could do that, we are open to all suggestions. > >Thanks > >Scott Neal >Tobacco Prevention Program Manager >Public Health - Seattle & King County >401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >Phone: 206-263-8197 >Fax: 206-296-0177 >Email: scott.neal@kingcounty.gov >

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"Rowe, Mark" "Neal, Scott" <Scott.Neal@kingcounty.gov> 1/28/2011 1:38:38 PM RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments

Sorry for not getting back sooner. Yes we do have a way of communicating with the food establishments under our permit. Annually we send out permit renewal notices (by March 1st) through US mail and we interface with them in the field during inspections. How frequently are you looking to get a message out and what is your distribution list? Are we talking about a small group of establishments or are you looking to broadcast this to all food establishments in King County? >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:29 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. > >So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could do that, we are open to all suggestions. > >Thanks > >Scott Neal >Tobacco Prevention Program Manager >Public Health - Seattle & King County >401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >Phone: 206-263-8197 >Fax: 206-296-0177 >Email: scott.neal@kingcounty.gov >

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From: "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" To: "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> "Sherard, Mark" <Mark.Sherard@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/28/2011 8:33:32 PM Subject: FW: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments Mark : 1. What vendor would you recommend that can do 11,000 copies of a flyer (1/2 page or full, tbd) by Wednesday, Feb. 9th. We could have a final copy ready by Tuesday, February 1st allowing for a one week turnaround. John: 1. Can you please develop a draft of what this would look like on appropriate letterhead. In addition to e-cigarette ordinance update, is there anything enforcement related we want to share i.e., reminders about fees, etc. This is a pretty tight turnaround but it will achieve our goal and save us thousands of dollars. Eric

>______________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 3:25 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Here is what we would need in order to get it into our mailing: > >* 11,000 copies of what you would like to have included in our mailing - we will package it and include it with our permit invoice which will be sent to each food establishment in the county. >* We will need the copies by Feb 10th so we can include them in the mailing. > >If this works for you, please let us know and when ready, please have your message flyer delivered to Michelle Pederson on the 11th floor Chinook. She will ensure that the flyer is bundled with the permit invoices and sent out to the mailing service. You should expect that these would actually hit the street by March 1st at the latest. > > > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 2:47 PM >To: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >As Scott is enjoying some time off over the two weeks, I wanted to establish contact and re-iterate Scott's answer to your questions: >1. We only want to get a message out once this year. As every minute of inspector time is valuable, we'd prefer a written means of communicating this message vs. having your colleagues address it during inspections.
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> >2. Our goal is to notify all food establishments. > >This is important information for establishments to have and I appreciate you considering assisting us. > >At your convenience, please let me know if there's a way of inserting 1/2 page flyer into the permit renewal notice mailing or any other options that will help us achieve our goal without adding too much, if any, additional work on your end. > >Thanks, >Eric H. > > > >______________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:46 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >I think ideally we'd want to communicate to all food establishments in KC, only once on this issue. We are simply looking for a way to be able to say we made a good effort to notify everyone on this issue. Would it be possible to include a small notice in your annual mailing (maybe a half page handout)? We'd be happy to provide this notice to your staff for mailing or if you send some sort of letter with updates we'd be happy to draft the language to add if that makes more sense. > >Feel free to work with Eric Hatzenbuehler (cc'd) on the details from here.> > >Thanks! > >Scott > >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:39 AM >To: Neal, Scott >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Sorry for not getting back sooner. Yes we do have a way of communicating with the food establishments under our permit. Annually we send out permit renewal notices (by March 1st) through US mail and we interface with them in the field during inspections. How frequently are you looking to get a message out and what is your distribution list? Are we talking about a small group of establishments or are you looking to broadcast this to all food establishments in King County? > >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:29 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments
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> >Hi Mark, > >I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. > >So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could do that, we are open to all suggestions. > >Thanks > >Scott Neal >Tobacco Prevention Program Manager >Public Health - Seattle & King County >401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >Phone: 206-263-8197 >Fax: 206-296-0177 >Email: scott.neal@kingcounty.gov >

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From: To: Date: Subject: Hi Mark,

"Neal, Scott" "Rowe, Mark" <Mark.Rowe@kingcounty.gov> 1/28/2011 1:29:06 PM Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments

I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could do that, we are open to all suggestions. Thanks Scott Neal Tobacco Prevention Program Manager Public Health - Seattle & King County 401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-263-8197 Fax: 206-296-0177 Email: scott.neal@kingcounty.gov

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"Sherard, Mark" "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> 1/31/2011 3:25:09 PM RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments

I let John know that he need to start with the King County Print shop first. Mark >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 4:34 PM >To: Bennett, John; Sherard, Mark >Cc: Neal, Scott >Subject: FW: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments >Importance: High > >Mark : >1. What vendor would you recommend that can do 11,000 copies of a flyer (1/2 page or full, tbd) by Wednesday, Feb. 9th. We could have a final copy ready by Tuesday, February 1st allowing for a one week turnaround. > >John: >1. Can you please develop a draft of what this would look like on appropriate letterhead. In addition to e-cigarette ordinance update, is there anything enforcement related we want to share i.e., reminders about fees, etc. > >This is a pretty tight turnaround but it will achieve our goal and save us thousands of dollars. >Eric > > >______________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 3:25 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Here is what we would need in order to get it into our mailing: > >* 11,000 copies of what you would like to have included in our mailing - we will package it and include it with our permit invoice which will be sent to each food establishment in the county. >* We will need the copies by Feb 10th so we can include them in the mailing. > >If this works for you, please let us know and when ready, please have your message flyer delivered to Michelle Pederson on the 11th floor Chinook. She will ensure that the flyer is bundled with the permit invoices and sent out to the mailing service. You should expect that these would actually hit the street by March 1st at the latest. > > > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 2:47 PM
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>To: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >As Scott is enjoying some time off over the two weeks, I wanted to establish contact and re-iterate Scott's answer to your questions: >1. We only want to get a message out once this year. As every minute of inspector time is valuable, we'd prefer a written means of communicating this message vs. having your colleagues address it during inspections. > >2. Our goal is to notify all food establishments. > >This is important information for establishments to have and I appreciate you considering assisting us. > >At your convenience, please let me know if there's a way of inserting 1/2 page flyer into the permit renewal notice mailing or any other options that will help us achieve our goal without adding too much, if any, additional work on your end. > >Thanks, >Eric H. > > > >______________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:46 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >I think ideally we'd want to communicate to all food establishments in KC, only once on this issue. We are simply looking for a way to be able to say we made a good effort to notify everyone on this issue. Would it be possible to include a small notice in your annual mailing (maybe a half page handout)? We'd be happy to provide this notice to your staff for mailing or if you send some sort of letter with updates we'd be happy to draft the language to add if that makes more sense. > >Feel free to work with Eric Hatzenbuehler (cc'd) on the details from here. > >Thanks! > >Scott > >_____________________________________________ >From: > Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:39 AM >To: Neal, Scott >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Sorry for not getting back sooner. Yes we do have a way of communicating with the food establishments under our permit. Annually we se>nd out permit renewal notices (by March 1st) through US mail and we interface with them in the field during inspections. How frequently are you looking to get a message out and what is your distribution list?
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Are we talking about a small group of establishments or are you looking to broadcast this to all food establishments in King County? > >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:29 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. > >So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could do that, we are open to all suggestions. > >Thanks > >Scott Neal >Tobacco Prevention Program Manager >Public Health - Seattle & King County >401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >Phone: 206-263-8197 >Fax: 206-296-0177 >Email: scott.neal@kingcounty.gov >

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From: "Bennett, John" To: "Sherard, Mark" <Mark.Sherard@kingcounty.gov> "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> Date: 1/31/2011 3:28:00 PM Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments I found Dale Evans at the print shop and gave him the specs for a quote. Should hear back shortly. >_____________________________________________ >From: Sherard, Mark >Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 11:25 AM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >I let John know that he need to start with the King County Print shop first. Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 4:34 PM >To: Bennett, John; Sherard, Mark >Cc: Neal, Scott >Subject: FW: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments >Importance: High > >Mark : >1. What vendor would you recommend that can do 11,000 copies of a flyer (1/2 page or full, tbd) by Wednesday, Feb. 9th. We could have a final copy ready by Tuesday, February 1st allowing for a one week turnaround. > >John: >1. Can you please develop a draft of what this would look like on appropriate letterhead. In addition to e-cigarette ordinance update, is there anything enforcement related we want to share i.e., reminders about fees, etc. > >This is a pretty tight turnaround but it will achieve our goal and save us thousands of dollars. >Eric > > >______________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 3:25 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Here is what we would need in order to get it into our mailing: > >* 11,000 copies of what you would like to have included in our mailing - we will package it and include it with our permit invoice which will be sent to each food establishment in the county. >* We will need the copies by Feb 10th so we can include them in the mailing. > >If this works for you, please let us know and when ready, please have your message flyer delivered to Michelle
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Pederson on the 11th floor Chinook. She will ensure that the flyer is bundled with the permit invoices and sent out to the mailing service. You should expect that these would actually hit the street by March 1st at the latest. > > > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 2:47 PM >To: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >As Scott is enjoying some time off over the two weeks, I wanted to establish contact and re-iterate Scott's answer to your questions: >1. We only want to get a message out once this year. As every minute of inspector time is valuable, we'd prefer a written means of communicating this message vs. having your colleagues address it during inspections. > >2. Our goal is to notify all food establishments. > >This is important information for establishments to have and I appreciate you considering assisting us. > >At your convenience, please let me know if there's a way of inserting 1/2 page flyer into the permit renewal notice mailing or any other options that will help us achieve our goal without adding too much, if any, additional work on your end. > >Thanks, >Eric H. > > > >______________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:46 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >I think ideally we'd want to communicate to all food establishments in KC, only once on this issue. We are simply looking for a way to be able to say we made a good effort to notify everyone on this issue. Would it be possible to include a small notice in your annual mailing (maybe a half page handout)? We'd be happy to provide this notice to your staff for mailing or if you send some sort of letter with updates we'd be happy to draft the language to add if that makes more sense.> > >Feel free to work with Eric Hatzenbuehler (cc'd) on the details from here. > >Thanks! > >Scott >
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>_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:39 AM >To: Neal, Scott >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Sorry for not getting back sooner. Yes we do have a way of communicating with the food establishments under our permit. Annually we send out permit renewal notices (by March 1st) through US mail and we interface with them in the field during inspections. How frequently are you looking to get a message out and what is your distribution list? Are we talking about a small group of establishments or are you looking to broadcast this to all food establishments in King County? > >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:29 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. > >So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could do that, we are open to all suggestions. > >Thanks > >Scott Neal >Tobacco Prevention Program Manager >Public Health - Seattle & King County >401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >Phone: 206-263-8197 >Fax: 206-296-0177 >Email: scott.neal@kingcounty.gov >

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"Hatzenbuehler, Eric" "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> 1/31/2011 2:26:26 PM FW: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments

FYI - Mark is looking into the printer. >______________________________________________ >From: Sherard, Mark >Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 10:26 AM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Working on my question you have for me..just a FYI > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 4:34 PM >To: Bennett, John; Sherard, Mark >Cc: Neal, Scott >Subject: FW: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments >Importance: High > >Mark : >1. What vendor would you recommend that can do 11,000 copies of a flyer (1/2 page or full, tbd) by Wednesday, Feb. 9th. We could have a final copy ready by Tuesday, February 1st allowing for a one week turnaround. > >John: >1. Can you please develop a draft of what this would look like on appropriate letterhead. In addition to e-cigarette ordinance update, is there anything enforcement related we want to share i.e., reminders about fees, etc. > >This is a pretty tight turnaround but it will achieve our goal and save us thousands of dollars. >Eric > > >______________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 3:25 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Here is what we would need in order to get it into our mailing: > >* 11,000 copies of what you would like to have included in our mailing - we will package it and include it with our permit invoice which will be sent to each food establishment in the county. >* We will need the copies by Feb 10th so we can include them in the mailing. > >If this works for you, please let us know and when ready, please have your message flyer delivered to Michelle Pederson on the 11th floor Chinook. She will ensure that the flyer is bundled with the permit invoices and sent out to the mailing service. You should expect that these would actually hit the street by March 1st at the latest.
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> > > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 2:47 PM >To: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >As Scott is enjoying some time off over the two weeks, I wanted to establish contact and re-iterate Scott's answer to your questions: >1. We only want to get a message out once this year. As every minute of inspector time is valuable, we'd prefer a written means of communicating this message vs. having your colleagues address it during inspections. > >2. Our goal is to notify all food establishments. > >This is important information for establishments to have and I appreciate you considering assisting us. > >At your convenience, please let me know if there's a way of inserting 1/2 page flyer into the permit renewal notice mailing or any other options that will help us achieve our goal without adding too much, if any, additional work on your end. > >Thanks, >Eric H. > > > >______________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:46 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >I think ideally we'd want to communicate to all food establishments in KC, only once on this issue. We are simply looking for a way to be able to say we made a good effort to notify everyone on this issue. Would it be possible to include a small notice in your annual mailing (maybe a half page handout)? We'd be happy to provide this notice to your staff for mailing or if you send some sort of letter with updates we'd be happy to draft the language to add if that makes more sense.> > >Feel free to work with Eric Hatzenbuehler (cc'd) on the details from here. > >Thanks! > >Scott > >_____________________________________________ > >From: Rowe, Mark
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>Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:39 AM >To: Neal, Scott >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Sorry for not getting back sooner. Yes we do have a way of communicating with the food establishments under our permit. Annually we send out permit renewal notices (by March 1st) through US mail and we interface with them in the field during inspections. How frequently are you looking to get a message out and what is your distribution list? Are we talking about a small group of establishments or are you looking to broadcast this to all food establishments in King County? > >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:29 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. > >So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could do that, we are open to all suggestions. > >Thanks > >Scott Neal >Tobacco Prevention Program Manager >Public Health - Seattle & King County >401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >Phone: 206-263-8197 >Fax: 206-296-0177 >Email: scott.neal@kingcounty.gov >

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"Pederson, Michelle" "Hatzenbuehler, Eric" <Eric.Hatzenbuehler@kingcounty.gov> 2/10/2011 5:24:09 PM RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments (e-cig flyer)

Thanks, yes, I received the boxes. I will email you on when they actually get mailed the goal is Mon., Feb 14th. >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 1:00 PM >To: Pederson, Michelle >Cc: Rowe, Mark; Bennett, John; Neal, Scott >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments (e-cig flyer) > >Michelle, > >I just delivered three boxes (two large and one small) to the 11th floor. > >Would you please let me know when these actually get mailed? > >This is really helping our program out a lot - thank you! >Eric > >_____________________________________________ >From: Pederson, Michelle >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:18 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Chinook, 11th floor. Front desk (west side) with my name on them will do. > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:14 PM >To: Pederson, Michelle >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Great. > >What floor are you on and/or where is the best place to drop them off? > > > >_____________________________________________ >From: Pederson, Michelle >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:13 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Yes, we have not mailed the renewals yet. Most likely will not be mailed until next week. >
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> >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:12 PM >To: Pederson, Michelle >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Michelle, > >I was just informed by the print shop that they would deliver these tomorrow mid-late morning - will that meet the deadline? > >Thanks, >Eric > >_____________________________________________ >From: Pederson, Michelle >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:39 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Boxed is fine. Please make sure when they are delivered that the are addressed to me. >Thanks >Michelle Pederson > > >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:00 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Michelle can probably best answer. > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 11:34 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Mark, > >Quick clarification - how would you like the 11,000 presented to you? Folded? Grouped by a certain number? Or, since you're using a mailing service, just boxed? > >Thanks, >Eric
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> >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 3:25 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Here is what we would need in order to get it into our mailing: > >* 11,000 copies of what you would like to have included in our mailing - we will package it and include it with our permit invoice which will be sent to each food establishment in the county. >* We will need the copies by Feb 10th so we can include them in the mailing. > >If this works for you, please let us know and when ready, please have your message flyer delivered to Michelle Pederson on the 11th floor Chinook. She will ensure that the flyer is bundled with the permit invoices and sent out to the mailing service. You should expect that these would actually hit the street by March 1st at the latest.> > > > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 2:47 PM >To: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >As Scott is enjoying some time off over the two weeks, I wanted to establish contact and re-iterate Scott's answer to your questions: >1. We only want to get a message out once this year. As every minute of inspector time is valuable, we'd prefer a written means of communicating this message vs. having your colleagues address it during inspections. > >2. Our goal is to notify all food establishments. > >This is important information for establishments to have and I appreciate you considering assisting us. > >At your convenience, please let me know if there's a way of inserting 1/2 page flyer into the permit renewal notice mailing or any other options that will help us achieve our goal without adding too much, if any, additional work on your end. > >Thanks, >Eric H. > > > >______________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:46 AM << File: Launch Internet Explorer Browser.lnk >> >To: Rowe, Mark
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>Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >I think ideally we'd want to communicate to all food establishments in KC, only once on this issue. We are simply looking for a way to be able to say we made a good effort to notify everyone on this issue. Would it be possible to include a small notice in your annual mailing (maybe a half page handout)? We'd be happy to provide this notice to your staff for mailing or if you send some sort of letter with updates we'd be happy to draft the language to add if that makes more sense. > >Feel free to work with Eric Hatzenbuehler (cc'd) on the details from here. > >Thanks! > >Scott > >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:39 AM >To: Neal, Scott >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Sorry for not getting back sooner. Yes we do have a way of communicating with the food establishments under our permit. Annually we send out permit renewal notices (by March 1st) through US mail and we interface with them in the field during inspections. How frequently are you looking to get a message out and what is your distribution list? Are we talking about a small group of establishments or are you looking to broadcast this to all food establishments in King County? > >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:29 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. > >So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could> do that, we are open to all suggestions.
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> >Thanks > >Scott Neal >Tobacco Prevention Program Manager >Public Health - Seattle & King County >401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >Phone: 206-263-8197 >Fax: 206-296-0177 >Email: scott.neal@kingcounty.gov >

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From: To: Date: Subject: Michelle,

"Hatzenbuehler, Eric" "Pederson, Michelle" <Michelle.Pederson@kingcounty.gov> 2/10/2011 5:00:24 PM RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments (e-cig flyer)

I just delivered three boxes (two large and one small) to the 11th floor. Would you please let me know when these actually get mailed? This is really helping our program out a lot - thank you! Eric >_____________________________________________ >From: Pederson, Michelle >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:18 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Chinook, 11th floor. Front desk (west side) with my name on them will do. > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:14 PM >To: Pederson, Michelle >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Great. > >What floor are you on and/or where is the best place to drop them off? > > > >_____________________________________________ >From: Pederson, Michelle >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:13 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Yes, we have not mailed the renewals yet. Most likely will not be mailed until next week. > > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:12 PM >To: Pederson, Michelle >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Michelle, >
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>I was just informed by the print shop that they would deliver these tomorrow mid-late morning - will that meet the deadline? > >Thanks, >Eric > >_____________________________________________ >From: Pederson, Michelle >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:39 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Boxed is fine. Please make sure when they are delivered that the are addressed to me. >Thanks >Michelle Pederson > > >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:00 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Michelle can probably best answer. > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 11:34 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Mark, > >Quick clarification - how would you like the 11,000 presented to you? Folded? Grouped by a certain number? Or, since you're using a mailing service, just boxed? > >Thanks, >Eric > >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 3:25 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Here is what we would need in order to get it into our mailing:
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> >* 11,000 copies of what you would like to have included in our mailing - we will package it and include it with our permit invoice which will be sent to each food establishment in the county. >* We will need the copies by Feb 10th so we can include them in the mailing. > >If this works for you, please let us know and when ready, please have your message flyer delivered to Michelle Pederson on the 11th floor Chinook. She will ensure that the flyer is bundled with the permit invoices and sent out to the mailing service. You should expect that these would actually hit the street by March 1st at the latest. > > > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ > >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 2:47 PM >To: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >As Scott is enjoying some time off over the two weeks, I wanted to establish contact and re-iterate Scott's answer to your questions: >1. We only want to get a message out once this year. As every minute of inspector time is valuable, we'd prefer a written means of communicating this message vs. having your colleagues address it during inspections. > > >2. Our goal is to notify all food establishments. > >This is important information for establishments to have and I appreciate you considering assisting us. > >At your convenience, please let me know if there's a way of inserting 1/2 page flyer into the permit renewal notice mailing or any other options that will help us achieve our goal without adding too much, if any, additional work on your end. > >Thanks, >Eric H. > > > >______________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:46 AM << File: Launch Internet Explorer Browser.lnk >> >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >I think ideally we'd want to communicate to all food establishments in KC, only once on this issue. We are simply looking for a way to be able to say we made a good effort to notify everyone on this issue. Would it be possible to include a small notice in your annual mailing (maybe a half page handout)? We'd be happy to provide this notice to your staff for mailing or if you send some sort of letter with updates we'd be happy to draft the language to add if that makes more sense. >
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>Feel free to work with Eric Hatzenbuehler (cc'd) on the details from here. > >Thanks! > >Scott > >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:39 AM >To: Neal, Scott >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Sorry for not getting back sooner. Yes we do have a way of communicating with the food establishments under our permit. Annually we send out permit renewal notices (by March 1st) through US mail and we interface with them in the field during inspections. How frequently are you looking to get a message out and what is your distribution list? Are we talking about a small group of establishments or are you looking to broadcast this to all food establishments in King County? > >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:29 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. > >So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could do that, we are open to all suggestions. > >Thanks > >Scott Neal >Tobacco Prevention Program Manager >Public Health - Seattle & King County >401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >Phone: 206-263-8197
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From: To: Date: Subject: FYI

"Hatzenbuehler, Eric" "Bennett, John" <John.Bennett@kingcounty.gov> 2/2/2011 4:40:42 PM FW: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments

They are using an external mailing service that will likely fold, collate, etc. >______________________________________________ >From: Pederson, Michelle >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:39 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Boxed is fine. Please make sure when they are delivered that the are addressed to me. >Thanks >Michelle Pederson > > >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:00 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Michelle can probably best answer. > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 11:34 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Mark, > >Quick clarification - how would you like the 11,000 presented to you? Folded? Grouped by a certain number? Or, since you're using a mailing service, just boxed? > >Thanks, >Eric > >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 3:25 PM >To: Hatzenbuehler, Eric
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>Cc: Pederson, Michelle; Cole, Geraldine >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Here is what we would need in order to get it into our mailing: > >* 11,000 copies of what you would like to have included in our mailing - we will package it and include it with our permit invoice which will be sent to each food establishment in the county. >* We will need the copies by Feb 10th so we can include them in the mailing. > >If this works for you, please let us know and when ready, please have your message flyer delivered to Michelle Pederson on the 11th floor Chinook. She will ensure that the flyer is bundled with the permit invoices and sent out to the mailing service. You should expect that these would actually hit the street by March 1st at the latest. > > > >-Mark > >_____________________________________________ >From: Hatzenbuehler, Eric >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 2:47 PM >To: Rowe, Mark >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >As Scott is enjoying some time off over the two weeks, I wanted to establish contact and re-iterate Scott's answer to your questions: >1. We only want to get a message out once this year. As every minute of inspector time is valuable, we'd prefer a written means of communicating this message vs. having your colleagues address it during inspections. > >2. Our goal is to notify all food establishments. > >This is important information for establishments to have and I appreciate you considering assisting us. > >At your convenience, please let me know if there's a way of inserting 1/2 page flyer into the permit renewal notice mailing or any other options that will help us achieve our goal without adding too much, if any, additional work on your end. > >Thanks, >Eric H. > > > >______________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:46 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >I think ideally we'd want to communicate to all food establishments in KC, only once on this issue. We are simply looking for a way to be able to say we made a good effort to notify everyone on this issue. Would it be possible to
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include a small notice in your annual mailing (maybe a half page handout)? We'd be happy to provide this notice to your staff for mailing or if you send some sort of letter with updates we'd be happy to draft the language to add if that makes more sense.> > >Feel free to work with Eric Hatzenbuehler (cc'd) on the details from here. > >Thanks! > >Scott > >_____________________________________________ >From: Rowe, Mark >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:39 AM >To: Neal, Scott >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: RE: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Sorry for not getting back sooner. Yes we do have a way of communicating with the food establishments under our permit. Annually we send out permit renewal notices (by March 1st) through US mail and we interface with them in the field during inspections. How frequently are you looking to get a message out and what is your distribution list? Are we talking about a small group of establishments or are you looking to broadcast this to all food establishments in King County? > >_____________________________________________ >From: Neal, Scott >Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:29 AM >To: Rowe, Mark >Cc: Hatzenbuehler, Eric; Bennett, John >Subject: Quick Question regarding contacting Food/Bar establishments > >Hi Mark, > >I believe John Bennett tried to get in touch with you regarding this question, but hasn't heard back. So I figured I'd check in with you to see if there is some way EH communicates with restaurants and bars. Do you have a newsletter or email of your food establishments? As you may know, our state funding has been virtually eliminated and we just had the BOH pass a new regulation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and places of employmentessentially banning their use in the same places conventional cigarette smoking is already banned. But because this new electronic cigarettes are becoming more an more available, we would like to get this new information out as soon as we can to as many restaraunts and bars as possible. In the past we would just do a mailing, but this is very costly and not possible given our current budget situation. > >So we were wondering if EH had a newsletter that was distributed to licensees and if so maybe we could put in a small notice regarding this additional regulation? Or if there is some other way electronically or otherwise you communicate with licensees, we'd be open to exploring that too. We are just trying to think out of the box on this one and figure out if there are ways to effectively communicate with restaraunts and bars without having to send expensive hard copy information. So if you have any great ideas about how we could do that, we are open to all suggestions. > >Thanks > >Scott Neal >Tobacco Prevention Program Manager
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>Public Health - Seattle & King County >401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 >Seattle, WA 98104 >Phone: 206-263-8197 >Fax: 206-296-0177 >Email: scott.neal@kingcounty.gov >

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