Reps. Slavens, Barnett, Bauer, Constan, Darany, Haines, Kurtz, Liss, Lori, Santana and Tlaib offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 159.

            A resolution to declare November 17, 2011, as Smoke-Out Day in the state of Michigan.

Whereas, The state of Michigan has long been concerned with the health of its

citizens; and

Whereas, The United States Surgeon General has said that smoking remains the single

most preventable cause of premature death in our society; and

Whereas, For thirty years, millions of smokers have participated in the American

Cancer Society’s Great American Smoke-Out, a day on which they give up cigarettes for

24 hours in the hope that they may quit permanently; and

Whereas, A significant number of those who gave up cigarettes for the day were

able to give up the habit entirely; and

Whereas, This demonstration of success suggests that the Great American Smoke-

Out has potential for improving the health of the citizens of Michigan; now, therefore, be

it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative

body declare November 17, 2011, as Smoke-Out Day in the state of Michigan; and be it further

Resolved, That we recognize that the citizens of Michigan deserve the opportunity

to grow, thrive, be healthy, informed and aware of their health and of the factors that

affect that health.