2012 – 2013 Turning Point Policy Agenda
(Developed from Policy Day on September 20-21, 2011 and endorsed again on September 12, 2012)
Tobacco Priority Issue:
Restore local rights by repealing all preemptive clauses in the Smoking in Public Places and Indoor Workplaces Act
Action Steps:
- Identify community champions/stakeholders
- Develop talking points including limitations – utilize coordinated messages and distribute to all partners
- Letters to the editor and press releases
- Legislative forums
- Youth involvement and advocacy
- Continually developing local partnerships with business leaders, civic groups & chambers
- Include the above as coalition members
- Use community events as a way to educate and get the word out
- Social media
- Determine where local legislative members stand on the issue
- Develop local communication plans
- Share media pieces through statewide distribution list as well as a statewide tracking system and event list
- Proclamations/resolutions for supporting local rights
- Identify key contact per legislative district
- Clearly identify tasks for coalition members and include visuals and assignments
- Build relationships
- Develop response system to action alerts including text messaging system
- Translate benefit to businesses
- Determine motivation for stakeholders and self when tailoring messages
- Make sure to involve faith based community
- Follow up with schools that have passed 24/7 policies as potential partners
- Approach our “certified healthy” schools, communities, etc to include in our efforts
- Advocacy 101 training for coalition members and stakeholder
- Make sure you know who you’re represented by due to redistricting
2012 Local Rights Facts
School Health Priority Issue:
Health Education is taught in all public schools during grade six, seven, or eight – utilizing the bill proposed from the last two years – in accordance with the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) for Health and Safety
Action Steps:
- Promote certified healthy schools
- Promote physical activity
- Promote healthy vending options such as water
- Promote healthy food options in cafeterias
- Promote teen pregnancy prevention
- Develop certification process
- Engage and empower local community
- Promote Positive Community Norms
2012 School Health Education Facts
Substance Abuse Priority Issue:
Local Ordinances to Mandate RBSS (Responsible Beverage Sales and Service)
Action Steps:
- Establish mandatory training requirements
- Adopt mandatory curriculum and training schedule
- Identify and engage partners to identify legal infrastructure
- Establish enforcement authority
- Develop model policy
- Develop certification process
- Engage and empower local community
- Promote Positive Community Norms
Mental Health Priority Issue:
Mental Health Training for all county level employees
Action Steps:
- Screening and early intervention for youth
- Mental health training for public service employers
- Improve awareness on needs and resources
- Funding for mental health services
Nutrition Priority Issue:
Access to affordable healthy foods
Action Steps:
- Transparency in nutrition labeling
- Decrease to high calorie, low nutrient foods in schools
- Promote farmers’ markets
- Increase regulation of SNAP
- Access to health food in workplaces
- Increase incentive for breast feeding
Fitness Priority Issue:
Create Safe Environments for physical activity
Action Steps:
- Implement school wellnes
- Increase community access
- Enhance complete streets
- Institute employee wellness programs
- Create healthy parks
- Provide community incentives
- Enhance fitness awareness
- Implement physical activity in non-traditional settings