An Evaluation of Outdoor Smoking Policy in a Northeastern Community

One small, rural, Northeastern community recently passed a new law that deals with outdoor smoking in public places including main business area, local parks, and public events such as the Apple Festival. The purpose of this presentation is to describe the law and strategies to evaluate the effectiveness of this outdoor smoking law in this community. Based on the results, a set of recommendations for the future public policy on outdoor smoking will be presented.