Capital Area agency to ban tobacco use
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Capital Area Human Services District-operated facilities will be tobacco-free workplaces beginning May 1, the agency announced Friday.
Capital Area oversees state mental health and addictive behavior programs in the East Baton Rouge areas.
The idea is to promote a healthier environment for clients, staff and visitors to the agency’s buildings, the agency’s Executive Director Jan Kasofsky said in a news release. Tobacco use of any kind will not be allowed anywhere on the grounds of Capital Area-operated facilities.
Included are the Government Street complex, Margaret Dumas Mental Health Center, Capital Area Center for Gambling Treatment and Capital Area Recovery Program.
The policy will not be implemented in buildings where Capital Area clinics are co-located with other agencies that do not have a tobacco-free policy. That includes the public health satellite clinics, Gonzales Mental Health Center and other locations.
“There is no action that we could take that would have a greater impact on the health and well being of clients and staff than to assist them in quitting their use of tobacco products and minimizing their exposure to second-hand smoke,” Kasofsky said.
The agency will provide ongoing tobacco cessation treatment for its clients. Staff will receive a list of resources in the community where they can attend a tobacco cessation program, Kasofsky said.
Capital Area oversees state mental health and addictive behavior programs in the East Baton Rouge areas.
The idea is to promote a healthier environment for clients, staff and visitors to the agency’s buildings, the agency’s Executive Director Jan Kasofsky said in a news release. Tobacco use of any kind will not be allowed anywhere on the grounds of Capital Area-operated facilities.
Included are the Government Street complex, Margaret Dumas Mental Health Center, Capital Area Center for Gambling Treatment and Capital Area Recovery Program.
The policy will not be implemented in buildings where Capital Area clinics are co-located with other agencies that do not have a tobacco-free policy. That includes the public health satellite clinics, Gonzales Mental Health Center and other locations.
“There is no action that we could take that would have a greater impact on the health and well being of clients and staff than to assist them in quitting their use of tobacco products and minimizing their exposure to second-hand smoke,” Kasofsky said.
The agency will provide ongoing tobacco cessation treatment for its clients. Staff will receive a list of resources in the community where they can attend a tobacco cessation program, Kasofsky said.
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