Healthy Savannah Celebrates 15th Anniversary of Savannah’s Smoke Free Air Ordinance

Healthy Savannah is commemorating the 15th anniversary of the City of Savannah Smoke Free Air Ordinance, a landmark public health policy passed in 2010, effective January 1, 2011, which has significantly improved air quality and health outcomes across the community.
 
The ordinance prohibits smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes, in all enclosed public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars. It also requires a smoke-free buffer of at least 10 feet from entrances, operable windows, and ventilation systems, helping protect residents, workers, and visitors from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
 
The initiative was conceived by then City of Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson, Ph.D., who founded Healthy Savannah in 2007 after suffering a heart attack the previous year. Under Johnson’s guidance, Healthy Savannah spearheaded the BreathEasy Savannah campaign in 2010, leading to the passage of the ordinance.
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Healthy Savannah Announces Free Vaccines for Uninsured and Underinsured

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Healthy Savannah Offers Free Screening of “Chocolate Milk” Documentary in Conjunction with Black Breastfeeding Week to Encourage Black Mothers to Breastfeed

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Healthy Savannah Offers Public Listening Session

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Pancake or Waffle Recipe

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Farm Truck 912—The Forsyth Farmers’ Market

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Health Savannah celebrates retirement of executive director

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Healthy Savannah Reminds Public to Get a Flu Vaccine

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Healthy Savannah and YMCA Build on Health Equity Successes in Savannah Area with $5.1M in Continued CDC Funding

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Healthy Savannah and YMCA Announce Breastfeeding Events and Public Education Efforts

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Healthy Savannah, YMCA Coastal Georgia host health advocate training

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Chatham County Health Department Hosts Community Baby Shower August 30

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Healthy Savannah Urges Donations of Top 10 Nutritious Foods to Support Coastal Georgia Families

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