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has found that children who
breathe secondhand smoke
are more likely to suffer from:
Bronchitis and pneumonia
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% More ear infections
More frequent and severe asthma attacks
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According
to the National Cancer
Institute, there are links between
secondhand smoke and:
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
New cases of childhood asthma
Behavioral and cognitive problems in children
Breathing secondhand smoke can be
harmful to your children's health. You can
protect your children by making your home
and car smoke-free. Take the smoke-free
home pledge and protect your children from
the health risks of secondhand smoke.
l-866-SMOKE-FREE www.epa.gov/smokefree
How
to keep a smoke-free
home and car:
Choose not to smoke in your home and car
and do not allow others to do so. Infants
and toddlers are especially vulnerable to
the health risks from secondhand smoke.
Do not allow childcare providers or others
who work in your home to smoke.
Until you can quit, choose to smoke
outside. Moving to another room or
opening a window is not enough to
protect your children.
Join the millions of people who
are protecting their children from
secondhand smoke. Take the
smoke-free home pledge today.
l-866-SMOKE-FREE www.epa.gov/smokefree
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Pledq
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to make your home
and car smoke-free:
Call the Smoke-Free Home Pledge Hotline at
1-866-SMOKE-FREE (1-866-766-5337) or take
the pledge online at www.epa.gov/smokefree.
When you pledge, you can request a
Smoke-Free Home Kit which includes:
% Letter with ideas on keeping a
smoke-free home and car
% Smoke-Free Home Magnet
% Smoke-Free Zone Decal
% Smoke-Free Home Certificate
% Take the Smoke-Free Home Pledge
Brochures (for you to give to others)
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Help
spread the pledge
in your community:
Encourage family, friends, parents and
caregivers to take the pledge and make their
home and car smoke-free. Help them to
understand the health risks to children from
secondhand smoke.
Make sure your children are not exposed
to secondhand smoke at their school and
other childcare places.
Educate others through local hospitals,
doctors, or community groups about
the health risks from secondhand smoke.
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Indoor Environments
Division (6609J)
Office of Air & Radiation
EPA-402-K-03-001
January 2003
To pledge, calll-866-SMOKE-FREE (1-866-766-5337)
or visit www.epa.gov/smokefree to pledge and for
more information.
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