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Cavalier goes smoke-free

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The Cavalier City Council on Monday night passed a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance. 

The ordinance, which takes  effect on July 1, makes all indoor public workplaces, including bars and restaurants, smoke-free.

Donna Thronson, Health Communications Coordinator for North Dakota, said, "With the addition of Cavalier, North Dakota will have eight communities with comprehensive ordinances that all together protect 37 percent of North Dakota's population from the harms of secondhand smoke.

The other cities that have gone smoke free are:

 Bismarck

Fargo

Devils Lake

Grand Forks

Napoleon

Pembina

West Fargo

 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease in both our nation and North Dakota. Last year, tobacco use killed 800 North Dakotans prematurely and cost the state over $247 million in healthcare.

 For more information visit www.breathend.com or follow us on www.facebook.com/BreatheND or www.twitter.com/BreatheND.

 

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