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From:Zamora-Marroquin, Dianna
To:City Clerk
Cc:All Council Members
Subject:EXTERNAL - May 16 Public Comment on Item NOT on the Agenda
Date:Monday, May 16, 2022 12:59:20 PM
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Dear Mayor and Gilroy City Council Members:
As a local health care provider, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte supports decreasing exposure to
secondhand smoke. Creating comprehensive policies and programs that strengthen the Gilroy City
Code Chapter 19B Smoking Pollution Control is an important step in achieving that goal. Smoking
and exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk for respiratory infections, weakens the
immune system and is a major cause of a number of chronic health conditions, including obstructive
pulmonary disease, heart disease and diabetes to name a few. Children, the elderly, and people with
disabilities are especially vulnerable to exposure of secondhand smoke and are often the least able
to avoid it. Smoke travels through doorways, cracks in walls, electrical outlets, ventilation systems,
and plumbing, regularly exposing non-smokers to secondhand smoke.
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department Tobacco prevention unit is able to provide
support for the development of an outreach and stakeholder plan, reports, ordinance language, and
other technical assistance to help create programs that decrease exposure to secondhand smoke.
We look forward to supporting policies and programs that reduce harming the heath of our most
vulnerable community members and strengthen the Gilroy City Code Chapter 19B Smoking Pollution
Control policy.
Dianna Zamora-Marroquin
Director of Public Affairs - Silicon Valley/Coast
From the California Coast (Mar) to the Sierra Nevada (Monte)
Office: 408-832-4465
1691 The Alameda | San Jose, CA 95126