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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FF,'jC1: Harry D. Cisterman Director of Personnel
Contra
Costa
DATE: October 22, 1987
County
SUBJECT: The Great American Smokeout
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendations:
1. ENDORSE support of the Great American Smokeout activities organized by
the. Employee.Wellness Program.
2. APPROVE awarding of T-shirts and prizes to County employees and citizens
participating in the 2nd Annual Cold Turkey Trot . Fun Run and Walk on
. Tuesday, November 17, 1987.
Background:
On Thursday, November 19, the American Cancer Society will celebrate the 11th
anniversary of the Great American Smokeout (12th in California) . The purpose
of this nationwide annual event is to encourage smokers to give up cigarettes
for 24 hours. The desired goal of the Smokeout is to convince smokers to
quit smoking for life after participating in the Great American Smokeout. The
successful County participation in the Great American Smokeout will help work
toward the Board of Supervisor's .goal of a smoke-free work environment.
The Employee Wellness Program is again organizing the County's involvement in
this year's Great American Smokeout. One out of three smokers in the County
workforce quit smoking for 24 hours on the Great American Smokeout last year.
We hope to generate even more enthusiasm this year to get additional County
smokers to quit for the day and hopefully forever.
The Employee Wellness Program in conjunction with the Contra Costa Unit of the
American Cancer Society will sponsor the 2nd Annual "Cold Turkey Trot" Fun Run
and Walk at the Martinez Regional Shoreline Park on Tuesday, November 17 from
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Contra Costa County citizens and County employees will
be participating in this event. Special T-shirts and prizes funded by the
Employee Wellness Program will be awarded to the participants of the race.
Other planned activities for the 1987 Great American Smokeout include: 'a
competition among the County departments to encourage the greatest number of
smokers in their department to participate in the Great American Smokeout,
screenings of smoking awareness movies at scheduled locations in the County,
Adopt-A-Smoker kits and other materials distributed throughout all the County
departments, and the awarding of prizes to selected 'participants of the Great
American Smokeout.
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PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
To make this a successful event honoring County employees, the Employee
Wellness Program encourages the Board's support and approval of awarding
T-shirts and prizes to the participants of the "Cold Turkey Trot" Fun Run and
Walk.
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