The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) is a public health association for chronic disease program directors of each state and U.S. territory. Since its founding in 1988, NACDD has been a national leader in the effort to reduce chronic diseases by mobilizing its members to advocate for preventive policies and programs, encourage knowledge sharing and develop model partnerships for health promotion through state and community-based prevention strategies.
 
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NACDD Smoke Free Meetings Policy

The NACDD Policy on Smoke Free Meetings is:

NACDD agrees to adopt and implement, effective January 2007, the C-Change smoke-free cities resolution for all meetings and conferences for which NACDD determines the meeting location.  This includes board meetings and co-sponsored conferences.  NACDDD will also make every effort to promote compliance for other NACDD co-sponsored meetings and conference for which NACDD does not determine the meeting location.  NACDD will select smoke-free jurisdictions for meetings and conferences, unless specific circumstances justify an exception from this policy, as determined by the Board.

Here is a list of locations that will meet the policy without exception, as of January 1, 2007:

Arizona – Flagstaff and Tempe are meeting options
California – the entire state
Colorado – Boulder is a meeting option
Delaware – the entire state
Hawaii – the entire state
Massachusetts – the entire state
New Jersey – the entire state
New Mexico – Santa Fe is a meeting option
New York – the entire state
Ohio – Columbus is a meeting option
Rhode Island – the entire state
Texas – Austin is a meeting option
Washington – the entire state
Washington, DC is a meeting option 

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Sample letter regarding C-Change Policy:
Sample letter to Vernon Jones