Kanawha-Charleston Department Recognized for Smoking Ban
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Posted: 12:06 PM Oct 23, 2009
Kanawha-Charleston Department Recognized for Smoking Ban
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department was honored Friday for its Clean Indoor Air Act.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department was honored Friday for its Clean Indoor Air Act.

The West Virginia Wellness Council presented the award to Dr. Rahul Gupta and other health officials during a ceremony at the Charleston Marriott.

The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department was named "Tobacco Champions" for going above and beyond in their efforts to help loosen the grip of tobacco on the Appalachian people.

This is the first year for the award.

The county's smoking ban went into effect in 2004. Since then, the health department has cited a couple of bar owners who critized and ignored the smoking ban.


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Posted by: Voter on Oct 26, 2009 at 12:53 PM

An adult can not smoke a legal cigarette in an adult only establishment, but Dow can leak a form of cyanide on a daily basis, without having to warn a single citizen. Thanks KCHD for a job well done...I fee SO much safer now.
Posted by: Patty on Oct 25, 2009 at 02:07 PM

THANK you Board of Health for doing the job you were hired to do. Poor health affects our citizens, the interest of business to locate here and even the scheduling of federal conferences to Charleston---Federal conferences can not be in towns without CIA regulations in place. GOOD job.....hang tough and protect WV residents......
Posted by: BRENDA on Oct 25, 2009 at 12:22 PM

WHAT? THEY GET AN AWARD FOR INFRINGING ON PEOPLES RIGHTS HOW WOULD THEY LIKE IT IF SOMEONE TOOK AWAY THEIR DONUTS AND OIL OF OLAY? OOPS LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE ALREADY DID.
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