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Fact Sheets

• Secondhand Smoke
• Exposure
  • Trends in Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among U.S. Nonsmokers: Progress and Gaps
• Health Effects
  • Secondhand Smoke Causes Heart Disease
  • Secondhand Smoke Causes Lung Cancer
  • Secondhand Smoke Causes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Protection
  • Smoke-Free Policies Improve Air Quality and Reduce Secondhand Smoke Exposure
  • Smoke-Free Policies Improve Health
  • Smoke-Free Policies Reduce Smoking
  • Smoke-Free Policies Receive High Levels of Public Support and Compliance
  • Smoke-Free Policies Do Not Hurt the Hospitality Industry
  • Ventilation Does Not Effectively Protect Nonsmokers from Secondhand Smoke

Surgeon General’s Report Highlights

• 2006
  • Six Major Conclusions of the Surgeon General’s Report
  • There Is No Risk-Free Level of Exposure
  • What Is Secondhand Smoke?
  • Secondhand Smoke Is Toxic and Poisonous
  • Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home
  • Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Workplace
  • Children Are Hurt by Secondhand Smoke
  • How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From Secondhand Smoke
  • 29 Surgeon General’s Reports on Smoking and Health, 1964–2006 (PDF–90KB)

Posters

• Secondhand Smoke Posters

Related MMWRs (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports)

• Disparities in Secondhand Smoke Exposure—United States, 1988–1994 and 1999–2004
  July 11, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 27
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• State Smoking Restrictions for Private-Sector Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars—United States, 2004 and 2007
  May 23, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 20
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• World No Tobacco Day—May 31, 2008
  May 23, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 20
  • Intro |
  • Full text
• Reduced Secondhand Smoke Exposure After Implementation of a Comprehensive Statewide Smoking Ban—New York, June 26, 2003–June 30, 2004
  July 20, 2007 / Vol. 56 / No. 28
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Among Students Aged 13–15 Years—Worldwide, 2000–2007
  May 25, 2007 / Vol. 56 / No. 20
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• State–Specific Prevalence of Smoke-Free Home Rules—United States, 1992–2003
  May 25, 2007 / Vol. 56 / No. 20
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• World No Tobacco Day—May 31, 2007
  May 26, 2007 / Vol. 56 / No. 20
  • Intro |
  • Full text
• State Smoking Restrictions for Private Sector Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars—United States, 1998 and 2004
  July 8, 2005 / Vol. 54 / No. 26
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• Preemptive State Smoke-Free Indoor Air Laws—United States, 1999–2004
  March 18, 2005 / Vol. 54 / No. 10
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• Survey of Airport Smoking Policies—United States, 2002
  December 24, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No. 50
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• Indoor Air Quality in Hospitality Venues Before and After Implementation of a Clean Indoor Air Law—Western New York, 2003
  November 12, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No. 44
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• Impact of a Smoking Ban on Restaurant and Bar Revenues—El Paso, Texas, 2002
  February 27, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No. 7
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Middle and High School Students—Texas, 2001
  February 28, 2003 / Vol. 52 / No. 7
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text

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