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GASP: Group to Alleviate Smoking Pollution
The mission of Smoke-Free Denver is to protect the health of Denver Residents, workers, and visitors from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke through a citywide ordinance that would make indoor public places and workplaces, including bars and restaurants, smoke free.
Support Our Efforts

March 27, 2006 Colorado Governor Signs Smoke-Free Law

You can show your support by emailing us about how you quit smoking, how you deal with second hand smoke, your thoughts on the new law, or just let us know that you support us.

To get involved email Brendan Burns
brendan.burns@heart.org

For more information about SmokeFree Denver and ways to help with implementation of the new law, contact Erin Bertoli at the American Heart Association by calling 303-996-8056 or email erin.bertoli@heart.org.

Smoke Free Dining Guide

Did you know that Sperlings Best Places* recently ranked Denver the 9th healthiest city in the nation? Avoiding tobacco and second hand smoke is an important part of the healthy lifestyle we enjoy in the Mile High City.

Did you know that the number of smoke free restaurants recently increased from 723 to 973? It’s true, and they are all listed in the 2004 Smoke-Free Denver Dining Guide!

Get your copy from Denver Public Health, American Lung Association of Colorado, and Tattered Cover in Cherry Creek. You may also call 303-436-7949 or click here to order a guide now.

*Sperlings Best Places, April 2005

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Bar, restaurant and entertainment workers! Check out Breath Colorado. This is a new program to educate the public about the hazards of secondhand smoke and how entertainers, restaurant, and bar workers are affected by working in environments with tobacco smoke.

Breath Colorado works toward improving and strengthening workplace policies and laws to
reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in
communities across Colorado.

For more information and to get involved go to www.breathcolorado.org



Want to quit smoking? The Colorado Quitline (1-800-639-QUIT) and the Colorado QuitNet are free services to residents of Colorado.