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Employe. Relations Staff Ford Motor. Company 900 Parklane Towers Weat' One Parklane Boulevard Dsarborno.Michiqan 48126 June 26, 1990 Mrs. Janice Marshall, MSN Coordinator New Jersey Department of Health Division of Epidemiology and Disease Cbntrol Smoking Control Program CN 369 Trenton, NJ 08625-0369 Dear Mrs. Marshall: I am writing in response to the request £rom,Dr. William E. Parkin for a letter of support regarding your application to the National Cancer Institute for funding of tobacco control activities. Ford Motor Company respects the right of each individual to decide whether or not to smoke. Permitting employees to expose their co- workers to the possible adverse health risks arising from environmental tobacco smoke, however, is inconsistent with our goal to provide safe and healthful working conditions. To improve the overall quality of our work environment, smoking is prohibited in all U.S. facilities except open production areas, designated sections in cafeterias, and additional nonwork areas designated by local management. Smoking cessation and counseling services are available to all employees who wish to stop smoking. Given•the above activities which are already in place, Ford cannot support your proposal by offering worksites in which to implement tobacco control activities. We do, however, fully support the goals and concepts of your intervention efforts, andilook forward to hearing about your study, as it progresses. Sincerely, u._+-V1 n H. Tfiebwasser, M_D. Director Occupational Health-and Safety 607