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Board of Health
Date: 2014-02-26 Time: 7:02 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present: Ak
Barbara Meade, David Singer, Andrew Friedma saw
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Frank Brincheiro, Joe. DiPietro, Maurine Garipay, Melrose B
Laurel Gourvllle, Elaine Silva, Alison Mehlman akefleld BO
Wesley Chin, Tobacco Control Collaborative ryl Sbarra, MA
Chris Garcia, Medford Health Dept`.,John Fra i k, Stoneham Health Dept.,
Maureen Buzby and R th Clay, Staff
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Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ruth Clay, Director
Topics of Discussion:
Discussion about raising.the age for purchase oftobacco and nicotine delivery devices: Chin
gave an overview of the experiences in Arlington, Belmont, Brookline, Newton and
Watertown. Sbarra distributed information including which other Massachusetts
communities and slates had raised or are considering raising the age of purchase of tobacco
and nicotine delivery devices. A discussion was held among all people at the meeting.
There was consensus among all nine Board of Health members that they would like to move
forward at their next meetings with the process:to raise the minimum age for purchase of
tobaccoand nicotine delivery devices to 21 with an effective date of July 1, 2014.
The Board of Health delegated the Town Clerk to issue dog licenses to dogs without a rabies
certificate with a letter from the animal's veterinarian that it was medically contraindicated.
Vote was unanimous.
Other business and items notreasonably anticipated at time of posting: none
Materials distributed:
Agenda
Copy of PowerPoint presentation from Chin: Minimum Legal Sale Age for Tobacco Products,
5 Community Collaborative
Handout from DJ Wilson, Local Policies on Increasing the Minimum Age RE: Tobacco
Copy of article from Boston Sunday Globe 2/23/2014 Debate emerges about whether e-
cigarettes foster use of tobacco
Article from Boston Globe 2/22/2014 Colorado, Utah take steps to raise tobacco age to 21
Copy of press release 2/26/2014 from American Cancer Society Boxer, Durbin, Harkin,
Blumental, Markey Introduce Legislation to Protect Kids from E-Cigarettes
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Meeting adjourned at 7:55 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth L. Clay, MPH
Director
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