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Smoking in an enclosed area is danger to nonsmokers, especially children. Employees of the bowling alleys are especially at risk since they are exposed to smoke for an extended duration of time. If a bowling alley wants to appeal to families and be a safe environment for its employees, then it must be smoke-free.
Steps for Success:
- Develop a coalition that can work with youth with asthma, adults with lung disease, or those with tobacco-related cancers or heart disease to show the need for a smoke-free bowling alley.
- Talk with decision-makers at the bowling alley, supply information about secondhand smoke.
- Tell the officials about the Americans with Disabilities Act and how it may apply to visitors or employees.
- Give the managers a list of other bowling alleys in the state and nation that have smoke-free policies.
- Make plans for using media advocacy to affect the policy change, including a press release, postcards, petitions and letters from youth or adults with asthma.
- Think about positive incentives, such as a certificate of recognition or advertising, to encourage or reward the policy change.
- If there is more than one bowling center in the parish, consider having several join together in a joint action that the health department or similar coalition can support.
- Be creative in providing ways to promote smoke-free bowling (e.g. Asthma Prevention Day, World No-Tobacco Day, Great American Smokeout Day at the bowling alley, etc.).
