B-WELL is one of eight recipients of Active Living Minnesota funding.
View the June 6, 2008 Press Release.

Help is at hand, visit these links to learn more about tobacco cessation.

• Quitplan offers help to those wishing to live without tobacco, visit www.Quitplan.com
• Call it quits, visit Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota and in "search" enter "stop smoking"
• Relearn life without cigerettes http://www.becomeanex.org/

Resources for Businesses Dining Areas(Click on these to print your own letter-sized signs.) "Tip Sheets with a Summary of Proprietor's Responsibilities" are also available.

Statewide Public Opinion Survey - 2008

A January 2008 public opinion survey found sweeping support for the Freedom to Breathe Act, Minnesota’s statewide smoke-free law that took effect on October 1, 2007. The statewide survey, the first of its kind since the law was implemented, found that 76 percent of Minnesotans support the law, with 44 percent indicating strong support.

The survey found that strong majorities among all demographic groups favored the law, and that support among Minnesotans actually increased since the law was passed in May 2007. It also found that Minnesota smokers were smoking less and thinking about quitting more as a direct result of the new law.

Comparisons Between the Freedom to Breathe Law and the Beltrami County Ordinance

Beltrami County Smoke-free Specials and Events Guide

The B-TEAM Becomes B-WELL! See the Press Release

Economic Impact Study (Feb. 2007)
An important follow-up on the Minnesota jurisdictions that have implemented smoke-free policies and how these policies have impacted restaurants and bars.

Health Care Costs of Secondhand Smoke in Minnesota (March 2007)
This Blue Cross Blue Shield publication gives some startling statistics about the health care costs to Minnesotans that can be directly attributed to secondhand smoke.

Watch for Smoke-free announcements in local newspapers and on Lakeland Public Television!