American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation

PUBLIC INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEThe ANR Foundation seeks to educate the public about the health effects of secondhand smoke and the benefits of smokefree environments. These services are designed to build capacity and infrastructure within local communities and states in order to assist them with their smoking prevention efforts. We inform and educate tobacco control leaders, the media, educators, parents, and the general public about secondhand smoke issues through phone and e-mail contact, teleconferences, presentations and trainings, music media and music festivals, social media and dissemination of publications.Website: The ANR Foundation maintained a comprehensive website,which provided information and resources for smokefree air. The site features daily updates of smokefree news from around the globe, scientific studies demonstrating the dangers of secondhand smoke, tracking of tobacco industry interference, and analysis of tobacco control policies. Additionally, the site provided downloadable guides, toolkits, and model ordinances to assist people and communities in creating and implementing smokefree policies.Newsletter/Bulletins: ANRF provided content for newsletters, bulletins and similar communications. Content includds up-to-date information on trends in smokefree air, emerging scientific evidence on the health effects of secondhand smoke, national and international news,tobacco industry interference, smokefree legislation updates, and our analyses of tobacco control efforts. In cooperation with ANR, newsletters and bulletins were distributed nationally, electronically and by regular mail. The following were ANRF's achievements62.3% of the population is now protected by 100% smokefree air policies coveringworkplaces, restaurants and bars.2,599 Colleges and Universities are now protected by smokefree policies entirecampus, both indoors and out. 2,162 of them are completely tobacco free and 2,233 prohibit the use of e-cigarettes anywhere on campus. 1,217 also prohibit hookah use, and 571 also prohibit smoking/vaping marijuana.4,172 Hospitals are protected by smokefree policies covering the entire campus, both indoors and out. In addition, at least 431 Nursing Facilities are protected by smokefree policies everywhere indoors. U.S. Tobacco Control Laws Database: In 2021, the number of municipality records in the database increased to close to 5,900. There are close to 18,300 laws in total in the database. Staff analyzed or reanalyzed 177 laws during 2021 that either increased the number of municipalities with tobacco control coverage or amended existing coverage. Smokefree Multi-unit Housing:. At least 623 communities have smokefree policies* for Publicly-Owned Multi-Unit Housing. 67 cities and counties have enacted municipal laws that prohibit smoking in 100% of private units of rental multi-unit housing, and the laws in 61 of those communities prohibit smoking in 100% of private units of owner-occupied multi-unit housing. An additional 20 cities and counties have enacted municipal laws that restrict smoking in private units of some types of multi-unit housing buildings.2020 LIBRARY & WEBSITE STATSLibrary Tobacco Database: Program staff collected and cataloged 779 new documents for inclusion in the organizations library and updated 603 existing documents' records. Website (No-smoke.org): 493,248 total page views; 393,055 sessions; and 337,654 users. Media Contacts: 175 unique news clips related to smokefree air & tobacco issues, with some clips picked up by other news agencies for a total of 577 clips.ANRF had a total of 175 original media press clips in 2021, for a total of 577 hits

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