Dunedin health advocates and smoke-free campaigners (standing, from left) Catherine Thomas, Komal Suratvala, Sophie Carty, Megan Barrett, Anoop Gopal Krishnan, (seated) Sarah Chisnall and Debby Newton, gather at smoke-free Dunedin cafe Vanguard to prepare for World Smokefree Day events. With World Smokefree Day coming up on May 31, smoke­free campaigners from the Southern DHB, Cancer Society, and Well South, are pleased that 20 hospitality businesses in greater Dunedin are now listed on the Fresh Air website. Precinct Food owner Liz Christensen (left) and chef Louise Evans eat lunch in the smokefree outdoor dining area of the eatery in Dunedin's warehouse precinct. In the meantime, community and business efforts to create more smoke-free environments — such as cafes and restaurants signing up to the Fresh Air Project — helped the country move towards the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal, she said. ★ Dunedin smoke-free advocates will be on hand with information at Dunedin City Library in Moray Pl, on May 31.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 25, 2019 16:30 UTC