Creating Smoke-Free Spaces - Alexander Grange

Alexander Grange board members recently enacted a smoke free policy. Back row, left to right: Elizabeth McVicar, Jane Manza, Crystal Roussel, Deb Hanson, Rhonda Oakes, Len Hanson, Dale Holst. Front row: Cassie Oakes and Carlos Oakes Jr.

In October, the Alexander Grange created and enacted a smoke free policy to create a safer meeting and gathering space for all community members. Healthy Acadia’s Katie Sell guided the organization’s board members through the policy development process, which enabled the Grange to take advantage of mini-grant funds and free signage currently available to businesses, organizations, and schools when creating a model policy. 

For more information and upcoming events at the Alexander Grange check them out on Facebook.

Is your business, school, or organization interested in developing a smoke-free policy, or updating a current policy? Healthy Acadia offers resources, including mini-grants to help.

Healthy Acadia’s substance prevention team can provide assistance with policy development, training for staff, free signage, AND mini-grant opportunities to help you adopt and implement model policies for your facility, staff, and patrons. We have model policy templates for businesses, youth-serving entities such as child care/ facilities and libraries, health facilities, including hospitals, vet clinics, behavior health, eye, and dental clinics, municipalities, apartment buildings/multi-unit housing, public spaces, and more. Learn more here.

Healthy Acadia’s tobacco prevention initiatives are funded by Maine CDC, DHHS, Maine Prevention Services and MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence (CTI). CTI provides education and training on evidence-based tobacco treatment to healthcare and behavioral health professionals in Maine on behalf of the Maine CDC, DHHS.