Prevention Policy Resource Center
NCPP Interns at the General Assembly
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NC Prevention Partners is dedicated to keeping its partners, members, and colleagues informed of state and national chronic disease prevention policies. |
2008 NC General Assembly Policy Agenda (Short Session)
NCPP currently supports the legislative priorities of the NC Alliance for Health, a coalition of individuals and organizations advocating for health improvement policies at the state legislature.
For the short session, NCPP's Board of Directors has endorsed the following policy agenda:
TOBACCO -
- Require all vehicles owned and operated by the state be 100% smoke-free and clarify local governments have authority to make vehicles owned and operated by local governments 100% smoke-free. (S. 1681 / H. 2252) - passed by both the House and Senate, awaiting Governor's signature
- Establish a 100% tobacco-free perimeter around all state government buildings and grant authority to local governments to implement and enforce 100% tobacco-free perimeters around local government buildings. (S. 1686 / H. 2253) - unlikely the bill will be acted on this session.
- Grant community colleges the clear authority to prohibit smoking on the grounds of community college campuses.(S. 1669 / H. 2254) - public law - signed by the Governor on July 11, 2008
- Tobacco Quitline Funding - $500,000 in recurring funding included in final state budget.
OBESITY -
- Establish statewide “quality” physical education standards in NC’s Basic Education Program.
- Fund baseline childhood obesity data collection.
- Implement and fully fund Child Nutrition Standards for grades K – 5. - no funding in final state budget.
- Endorse the Division of Public Health's Childhood Obesity effort to impact childhood obesity rates by 2015. - $2 million in non-recurring funding included in final budget.
2007 General Assembly Policy Agenda
View a list of bills 
NCPP supported in the 2007 long session of the NC General Assembly
2007 State Legislative Session Summary
110th Congress, 2nd Session Legislation
NCPP also tracks disease prevention and health promotion legislation on the federal level.
Prevention Policy Network
If you would like to join our Prevention Policy Network of individuals interested in receiving updates on state and national prevention policies, please contact Elina Urli Hodges, NCPP's Policy Manager.
2008 Election Information
Links of Interest
NCPP Policy Contact
Elina Urli Hodges
Policy Manager
919-969-7022, ext. 201
elina@ncpreventionpartners.org
