2nd hand smoke

GHC Smoking Policy

By ctwajr

  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveylance System (WA DOH)

    Identifies Grays Harbor County, WA as one of the most impacted areas of the state for Second Hand Smoke health related issues.

  • Mark Reed Hospital, McCleary, WA (Grays Harbor County) becomes Smoke Free Campus

  • Preventitive Health Block Grant to Grays Harbor Community Hospital

    Grays Harbor Community Hospital, becomes a grantee to a Preventitive Health Block Grant to address smoking and Second Hand Smoke issues in Grays Harbor County

  • WA State Hospitsal Assn. begins campaign for smoke free campuses.

    Wa State Hospital Assn. begions campaign for smoke free campuses. Grays Harbor Community Hospital works with Grays Harbor Public Health and Social Services to create a policy.

  • WA Dept. of Health, Tobacco Prevention & Control Assessment & Evaluation

    DOH 340-156 Identifies Grays Harbor County as one of the greatest impacted areas for smoking and Second Hand Smoke health issues

  • Grays Harbor County Public Health - Community Health Improvement Plan

    Grays Harbor County Public Health released Community Health Improvement Plan addressing Second Hand Smoke

  • Community Transformation Grant to create a Smoke Free Environment

    Community transformation grant from Center for Disease Control & Prevention to create a Smoke Free Environment in Grays arbor County

  • WA Dept. of Health, Tobacco Prevention & Control Assessment & Evaluation

    DOH 345-271 Identifies Grays Harbor County as one of the greatest impacted areas for smoking and Second Hand Smoke health issues

  • Grays Harbor County Safety Committee petitions County Commissioners for a ban on smoking at county work sites

    The ban issue was brought because Second Hand Smoke was being ventilated through the buildings via air vents near places where smokers congregated.

  • WA State Health Ranking 36 out of 39 Counties on Community Health Issues

    WA State Health Ranking by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation via University of Wisconson Population Health Institute found Grays Harbor County 35th out of 39 Counties in community Health Issues including Smoking and Second Hand Smoke

  • Federal Public Housing in Grays harbor County Bans Smoking within 25 feet of any Housing Authority Apt. or common area.

    All Federal Public Housing in Grays Harbor County becomes smoke free.