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This page last
updated on December 13, 2006
QUIT SMOKING! California
Smokers' Helpline
New! Tobacco
Education Materials and Merchandise
This
page provides information on Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), also
known as Secondhand Smoke (SHS). Here you will find links to summary
information on exposure to ETS and potential health effects. If you
have any questions, please contact Kate MacGregor at (916) 327-5974.
Information on this page will be updated regularly.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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National Cancer
Institute Q & A Sheet
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Provides information on ETS, its health effects and
how exposure to ETS is being reduced. |
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Environmental
Protection Agency
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ETS as a carcinogen, the health risks and select
studies done to date. |
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American Cancer
Society Fact Sheet
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What is ETS (SHS)? Why is it a problem? What can be
done about it? |
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Mayo Clinic Article
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Explains the dangers of ETS, including what
chemicals are in it. |
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Tobacco Control and
Prevention Program
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Los Angeles County Department of Health Services:
flyer on ETS and its health effects. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE IN THE
NEWS
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KNX1070 NEWSRADIO
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'Secondhand Smoke Control Ordinance' will take
place in Burbank |
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Channel 3 News
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State lawmakers considering smoking while driving
ban |
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California
Department of Health Services
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New data and anti-smoking ads highlight dangers of
drifting secondhand smoke in apartments, affecting diverse populations |
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HEALTH EFFECTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE
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OEHHA Pamphlet on ETS and Children
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Brochure
explaining ETS health effects on children (English and Spanish).
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Children and
Secondhand Smoke
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Health effects information from ear, nose and
throat doctors. |
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Video of Dr.
Snyderman (ABC News)
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Watch a video of Dr. Snyderman explaining the
health effects of ETS exposure. |
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American Heart
Association
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Tobacco raises risk of metabolic syndrome in teens. |
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National
Cancer Institute News Article
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ETS linked to lung cancer and other health effects. |
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American
Cancer Society News Center
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California report links ETS and breast cancer. |
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Americans
for Nonsmokers' Rights
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The Science of Secondhand Smoke |
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University of
California, Davis
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ETS harmful to infants lungs |
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Environmental
Protection Agency Brochure
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Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Your Family |
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ETS LEGISLATION AND
POLICIES
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Tobacco
Control Laws
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Provides information on state legislated actions on
tobacco issues |
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California
Smoke-Free Workplace Act
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Provides links to fact sheets and articles on this
law and its enforcement |
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OC
Register
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Irvine Bans Smoking in Parks |
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Zagat
Restaurant Survey
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More Evidence that New York City's
Smoke-Free Law Is Not Hurting Business |
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ETS EXPOSURE
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Smoke-Free
Environments Law Project
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Power-Point Presentations on Smoke-Free
Environments Issues |
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Secondhand Smoke and
Casinos
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Fact sheet on the health effects and public impact
of smoking in casinos |
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In Your Workplace
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Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights information sheet
on smoke exposure in the workplace |
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Smoke-Free
Housing
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Website on smoke-free housing options |
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Outdoor Tobacco Smoke
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Contains links to background information on ETS and
exposure outdoors and in entryways |
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Smoke-Free
Home Pledge
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Follow this link to take the "Smoke-Free Home
Pledge" |
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Need Help Quitting?
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American Lung Association's on-line quitting program |
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Youth Action
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Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids "Take Action" website |
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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND GOVERNMENT
REPORTS
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2006 Office of
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Memorandum
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Provides information on ETS as a Toxic Air
Contaminant (TAC) that may be especially harmful to infants and
children, including a link to the 2006 OEHHA report |
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News Release: ETS
identified as a Toxic Air Contaminant
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News Release issued by the California Air Resources
Board informing the public of its decision to add secondhand smoke to
its list of toxic air contaminants |
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2005 California Air
Resources Board Report
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Contains links to the full 2005 report proposing
the identification of ETS as a TAC in addition to public comments and
public hearing notices |
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2006 Surgeon General
Report
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The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to
Secondhand Smoke |
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Environmental Health
Perspectives
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Trends in the Exposure of Nonsmokers in the U.S.
Population to Secondhand Smoke: 1988 - 2002 |
