Colorado Testimonials
- Alyas
10-year-old
- "I am 10 years old and I've had severe asthma all my life. Since the smoke-free Colorado law, I can choose wherever I want to sit in any restaurant - I never have to miss special family dinners ever again because of the smoke. "
- Lisa Glenn
Manager, HRRMC Cardiopulmonary Department
- "As a respiratory therapist for over 30 years, I have seen the devastating effects of smoking and exposure to second hand smoke far too often. The implementation of the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act has been a huge step in improving the health of our community. The staff at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center and I thank our areas businesses for making Chaffee County a healthier place for all of us to live."
- Michelle Martinez
- "My family and I work downtown every weekend, so I go to the Denver bars every weekend. When I would get home a year ago, my hair and clothing smelled so bad that I would have to shower before bed. Now that Colorado implemented the Clean Indoor Air Act, I can breath easier and enjoy myself more when I am out and when I come back home."
- Dan Storjohann
Student
- "I used to be a waiter/bartender and I thought that it sucked because I had quit smoking six months before I started working as a bartender - but ended up continuing to smoke...by way of inhaling secondhand smoke! I’m glad that workers are safer now."
- Tim Gates
Assistant General Manager
- "This is a good thing for us – even the staff here who smoke – it’s just a better atmosphere to work in. This is both a family restaurant and a place for the younger crowd to have drinks and watch sports on tv – now we’ve really seen more families coming – they’re less hesitant to come in because it’s a smoke-free environment, now."
- Kelly Wolfe
General Manager
- "The restaurant is no longer segregated – it’s more cohesive – it isn’t like… there’s the bar and there’s the dining room and people don’t cross into the different areas because of the smoke anymore."
Our Partners
Several Colorado organizations have worked together to develop resources to help educate the public, restaurants and bars and other businesses about the smoke-free law. For more information about these organizations, click on the logos below.
Helpful Downloads
Several materials have been developed to help people better understand the smoke-free law. Simply click on the following selections to download and/or print: