Environmental Tobacco Smoke Information

This page last reviewed June 26, 2012 QUIT SMOKING! California Smokers' Helpline 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 Robert Krieger at (916) 323-1202. Information on this page will be updated regularly.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
National Cancer Institute Q & A Sheet	Provides information on ETS, its health effects and how exposure to ETS is being reduced.
Environmental Protection Agency	ETS as a carcinogen, the health risks and select studies done to date.
Mayo Clinic Article	Explains the dangers of ETS, including what chemicals are in it.
Tobacco Control and Prevention Program	Los Angeles County Department of Health Services: flyer on ETS and its health effects.
ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE IN THE NEWS
California Department of Health Services	New data and anti-smoking ads highlight dangers of drifting secondhand smoke in apartments, affecting diverse populations
HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE
OEHHA Pamphlet on ETS and Children	Brochure explaining ETS health effects on children (English and Spanish).
National Cancer Institute News Article	ETS linked to lung cancer and other health effects.
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights	The Science of Secondhand Smoke
University of California, Davis	ETS harmful to infants lungs
Environmental Protection Agency Brochure	Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Your Family
ETS LEGISLATION AND POLICIES
Tobacco Control Laws	Provides information on state legislated actions on tobacco issues
California Smoke-Free Workplace Act	Provides links to fact sheets and articles on this law and its enforcement
OC Register	Irvine Bans Smoking in Parks
Zagat Restaurant Survey	More Evidence that New York City's Smoke-Free Law Is Not Hurting Business
ETS EXPOSURE
U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development Smoke Free Housing Tools	Toolkit to help federally assisted housing managers adopt smoke free policies
Smoke-Free Environments Law Project	Power-Point Presentations on Smoke-Free Environments Issues
Secondhand Smoke and Casinos	Fact sheet on the health effects and public impact of smoking in casinos
In Your Workplace	Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights information sheet on smoke exposure in the workplace
Smoke-Free Housing	Website on smoke-free housing options
Smoke-Free Home Pledge	Follow this link to take the "Smoke-Free Home Pledge"
Need Help Quitting?	American Lung Association's on-line quitting program
Smokefree Housing Model Ordinance	This link contains a model ordinance to help California cities and counties limit exposure to SHS in multi-unit residences.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND GOVERNMENT REPORTS
2006 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Memorandum	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
News Release: ETS identified as a Toxic Air Contaminant	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
2005 California Air Resources Board Report	Contains links to the full 2005 report proposing the identification of ETS as a TAC in addition to public comments and public hearing notices
2006 Surgeon General Report	The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
Environmental Health Perspectives	Trends in the Exposure of Nonsmokers in the U.S. Population to Secondhand Smoke: 1988 - 2002