A year since its passage, San Antonio's updated Smoking ordinance will go into effect on August 19th, 2011, making our city a healthier place to live, work and visit. Smoking will be banned in most indoor public spaces and selected outdoor venues.

Are you interested in finding a restaurant that is smoke free?   The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District’s Food and Environmental Division supplies an online listing of food establishments that are smoke free. 

Big Tobacco Steps Up Its Targeting of Women and Girls – The tobacco industry has a long history of developing cigarette brands and marketing campaigns that target women and girls, with devastating consequences for women's health.

Metro Health and Tobacco Prevention & Control Program organized an art contest and award ceremony for public and private school students in grades 1st-12th to observe the Great American Smokeout in November and to promote prevention of tobacco use.

On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to effectively regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sales of tobacco products. The implementation dates marks the one year anniversary of the enactment of this historic public health legislation.