Learning Objectives: Demonstrate, using California and national data, how communities of color are disporportionately exposed to secondhand smoke at home and at the worksite. Explore the issues underlying why clean indoor air is generally not a priority issue for communities of color. Provide strategies for advocates on how to implement clean indoor air policy campaigns using culturally competent organizing tactics. Provide examples of model programs that have successfully mobilized and passed clean indoor air policies.
Abstract: Despite high secondhand smoke exposure rates among racial/ethnic groups in the workplace and in homes, clean indoor air (CIA) is generally not a priority issue for communities of color. Using scientific data and campaign histories, this presentation will demonstrate the disparities that exist for racial/ethnic communities with regard to protection from secondhand smoke exposure and how communities of color have been successfully mobilized to enact and defend strong clean indoor air ordinances. Participants will gain an understanding of: 1) barriers to mobilizing communities of color around CIA issues; 2) strategies for incorporating culturally competent organizing tactics into CIA campaigns; and, 3) models of successful CIA campaigns, such as El Paso, TX, and Albany, GA, that have involved communities of color in leadership and decision-making roles.
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