Delaware Healthy Homes
| What are the dangers?
There are more than 4,000 chemicals in second-hand tobacco smoke - the smoke that comes from smokers and is inhaled by those around them. Smoking and other tobacco use is one of Delaware's biggest public health concerns. Smoking and tobacco use cause a variety of cancers and other health problems that are in large part preventable. Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), acute respiratory infections, ear problems, and more severe asthma. Smoking by parents causes respiratory symptoms and slows lung growth in their children. |
|
What you can do...
If you have concerns about smoking in a restaurant or other public place, please Contact the Clean Indoor Air Act Program |
Request Additional Information [ Request Additional Information - Text Version ] __________ Take the Pledge to Take Smoking Outside [ Text of Take the Pledge to Take Smoking Outside ] __________ Delaware Division of Public Health's Tobacco Prevention Program __________ American Cancer Society __________ The American Heart Association __________ American Lung Association |
- Back to Inside Healthy Homes
Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. A free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded directly from Adobe . If you are using an assistive technology unable to read Adobe PDF, please either view the corresponding text only version (if available) or visit Adobe's Accessibility Tools page.
