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Age Restrictions
ASH is here to help!
 
Best Practices
Best Practices and Checklist
Evidence of the Effectiveness/Benefits of Bylaws
 
Bingos and Casinos
Bingo Halls & Charity Revenues
Bingo Halls and No-Smoking Bylaws
Casinos and Slots-At-Racetracks
 
Bylaw Campaign Strategy

Developing a Local Smoke-Free Campaign Strategy
Fundamentals of Clean Indoor Air Policy
Overview of a Smoke-Free Campaign
The Smoke-Free Lobby: An Advocacy Resource for Volunteers and Staff Working Towards a Smoke-Free Ontario (see pages 12-14) 
Smokefree Public Places: You Can Get There
A Strategic Planning Tool for Advocacy Organizations
Taking Action Against Secondhand Smoke: An Online Toolkit
Taking Local Action for Smoke-free Air
 
Bylaw Comparision Charts

Alberta Smoking Bylaws Comparison Charts
Background on Protection from Second Hand Smoke in Canada
British Columbia Smoking Bylaws Comparison Chart
Canadian Smoking Bylaws Comparison Chart
Ontario Smoking Bylaws Comparison Chart
 
Bylaw Implementation

After an Ordinance Passes
British Columbia Capital Regional District 100% Smoke-Free Bylaw: A Successful Public Health Campaign Despite Industry Opposition
Bylaw Enforcement and Implementation
 
Challenges to Municipal Bylaws
Designated Smoking Rooms
 
Determining Community Readiness

Community Readiness and Mobilization
Is Your Community Ready for a Secondhand Smoke Campaign?
 
Economic Impact of Smoking Bans

Cooking the Books
Economic Impact Fact Sheet
The Economic Impact of 100% Smoke-Free Ordinances
Economic Impact Reports and Surveys
Economic Impact of Smoking Restrictions
Economic Impact Studies Circulated by the Tobacco Industry 
The Economics of Smoke-Free Restaurants
Fake Economics
Published Reports on Economic Impact of Smoke-Free Bylaws 
Restaurants Smoking Bans and their Economic Impact
Review of the Quality of Studies on the Economic Effects of Smoke-Free Policies on the Hospitality Industry
Summary of Studies Assessing the Economic Impact of Smoke-Free Policies in the Hospitality Industry
What to Look for in an Economic Impact Study
What Makes a Study "Good" and Why?
 
Enforcement

Bylaw Enforcement and Implementation
Municipal Bylaws: Enforcement
 
Health Effects

AADAC Tobacco Basics Handbook: Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Consensus Reports on Secondhand Smoke
The Duty to Protect: Eliminating Second-Hand Smoke from Public Places and Workplaces in Ontario
The Duty to Protect: Fact Sheets
Even a Little Secondhand Smoke is Dangerous
Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Health Effects
The Global Consensus on Secondhand Smoke
Q&A on Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke
Secondhand Smoke
 
Impact of Smoking Bans on Tobacco Consumption

The Effect of Clean Indoor Air Ordinances on Smoking Prevalence and Cessation
Effect of Smoke-Free Workplaces on Smoking Behaviour: Systematic Review
 
Impact on Tourism

Cooking the Books: Tourism Warnings
Study Shows Smoke-Free Ordinaces Do Not Harm Tourism
Tourism and Hotel Revenues Before and After Passage of Smoke-Free Restaurant Ordinances
 
Lobbying

Meeting with Elected Officials
Secondhand Smoke Sample Speaking and Writing Points
Tips for Testifying
Tips for Writing Letters
Working with Elected Officials
 
Model Bylaw for Alberta Municipalities
Nonsmokers' Rights
Patios
 
Plebiscites

Model Smoking Bylaw
Municipal Government Act RSA 2000
Municipal Government Act RSA 2000 Affidavit
Municipal Government Act RSA 2000 Petition by Electors
Municipal Government Act RSA 2000 Statement of Representative
Petitioning For A Local Plebiscite
Petitions: An Information Handout on Petitions for Use by the General Public, Elected Officials, and Municipal Officers
 
Positive Impact of Smoking Bans on Business

The Costs of Smoking in the Workplace
To the Health of Your Business
Smoking and Business
 
Private Clubs
 
Public Opinion Polls

Calgary Public Opinion Poll 2000
Ottawa Public Opinion Poll 2002
Sample Secondhand Smoke Polling Questions
Smoking at Home, Work and in Public Places: CTUMS 2001
Smoking in the Capital Health Region 2000 
What People Want
 
Sample Smoking Bylaws
100% Smoke-Free Bylaws in Alberta
100% Smoke-Free Bylaws in Canada
Model Smoking Bylaw
Ontario Model Bylaw
Victoria BC, Capital Regional District Bylaw
 
The Tobacco Lobby

Background on FORCES (Fight Ordinances & Restrictions to Control & Eliminate Smoking)
Fair Air Association of Canada (FAAC)
Opposition to Local Smoke-Free Initiatives
Tobacco Allies and Fronts
Tobacco Industry Misinformation Strategies
The Tobacco Industry and Smoking Restrictions
 
Ventilation

Don't Buy the Ventilation Lie
Smoking and Ventilation
Ventilation Hoax
Ventilation of Secondhand Smoke
 
Working with the Media

Media Advocacy: How to Get News Coverage For Your Ordinance
Working with the Media
 
Workplace Policies
Towards a Healthier Workplace: A Guidebook on Tobacco Control Policies