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Opinion: Former health leaders: It’s time to make Atlanta smoke-free (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Writer: Vivek Murthy
Vivek Murthy
Jun 19, 2019
1 min read

By Drs. Louis Sullivan, Vivek Murthy, and David Satcher

As doctors and former public servants who have worked as the Secretary of Health and Human Services and as U.S. Surgeons General, we are deeply invested in protecting the public health of American communities. That’s why we are voicing our support for the recently introduced City Council ordinance that would make all Atlanta workplaces smoke-free.

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