The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is looking to identify more spaces to prevent vaping, smoking and the use of cannabis from taking place in public places.

The health unit's board passed a resolution on Thursday, that will allow the health unit to work with area municipalities to enhance bylaws.

Manager of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Eric Nadalin says many spaces are already covered under the Smoke Free Ontario Act but the resolution will look at additional spaces.

"What this recommendation report looks at is expanding bylaws even further to include additional spaces," says Nadalin. Spaces like sidewalks, streets around prohibitions for cannabis."

He says the health unit is looking to work with areas municipalities.

"Should a municipality be interested in enhancing their bylaw, we're absolutely willing to work with them and enforcing that," says Nadalin. "We have six tobacco enforcement officers that work within the health unit and work to enforce these types of regulations."

Nadalin says youth vaping has also become an issue.

He says a recent report shows youth vaping is up 74% from 2017 to 2018.