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Services of Mead Data Central, lnc. LEVEL 1 - 16 OF 55 STORIES The Associ!ated' Press PAGE 57 The materials in the AP file were compiled by The Associated Press. These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press. November 30, 1988, Wednesday, AM cycle SECTION: Washington Dateline LENGTH: 269 words HEADLINE: Seattle Smoking Foe Cited By Koop BYLINE: By JERRY ESTILL, Associated' Press 4lrite r DATELINE: WASHINGTON KEYWORD: Koop-Smoking BODY: Suraefln General Wednesda C. Everett Koo r r 0 su to the isedl d o r irector resented his office's of the Smok not-for-profit organization base6in Seattle. 0 in 0 hi hest award Policv Institu te a Robert A. Rosner said he was in Washington to consult with officials of the Environmental Protection Agency and accepted Koop's invitation to dro{L b what he thought was a courtesy call. Instead, Koop had arranged for a televilsion film crew to record the presentation to Rosner of the Surgeon General's Medallion. BoS r i erwara tnaL aooo naa encouraoea nim Lo rorm rne after the two worked together on some anti-smoking videoltapes in 1985. During the presentation, Koop said Rosner had'a special ability to "go into the workplace and get people to accept no-smoking rules and, more importantly, to like it." Rosner said his institute, which exists mostly on foundation grants and contributions has worked with about 400 private com ahies to d ve eliminate smoking in the workplace. He said he attributes his success largely to having a "great deal of empathy and concern for the way smokers get treated i'n this society.- "There are two!kinds of serious pollution in this country," said Rosner, who added that he has never been a smoker himself. "One is air pollution from the ends of lit cigarettes and the other is noise pollution from the mouths of non-smokers." Rosner's emphathetic approach - "We don't present it in a value-laden context" - is reflected in a booklet his institute has just completed for Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which expects to distribute 1 million copies. L EXIs' NEx Is"LEXIS "NE x e s'