- TV spot shows how #CDCTips ads from @CDCTobaccoFree are inspiring MA smokers to quit & how @MassDPH helps them do it. http://t.co/XHov62OH
- @GlobeJackson on protecting young people by closing the tobacco tax loophole. @BostonGlobe http://t.co/MTnWHfp4 @aperronhasheart
- Additional benefit seen in study of anti-smoking drug: http://t.co/udgYQwAj
- More #Massachusetts towns banning the sale of #tobacco in #pharmacies -- congrats! http://t.co/WJsxBgkI
- Northboro municipal employee smoking policy just seems to work. http://t.co/CimVGg1g
- NYC mayor proposes requiring landlords to disclose secondhand smoke status. http://t.co/gaFo3nUH
- @nytimes editorial: Wake up to dangers of smokeless tobacco http://t.co/GG5e5sf6 @MassDPH @aperronhasheart
Children
While the number of children exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes is dropping, 14% of households with children still allow smoking in the home. This means that more than 200,000 children in Massachusetts are not protected from smoke in their own homes.
Secondhand smoke exposes children to many risks.
Secondhand smoke causes asthma attacks in children, increases the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and also makes children more likely to develop or be hospitalized for:
- Coughs
- Colds
- Ear
- Infections
- Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
Give your children smoke-free lives.
- Do not let anyone smoke around your children.
- Make your home and car smoke-free.
- Ask guests or family members who smoke to smoke outdoors.
If you smoke, the best way to protect your children is to quit.
Download 8.5 X 11 sheets to print out and use:- Easy-read fact sheet in English
- Easy-read fact sheet in Spanish
- Secondhand smoke plan in English
- Secondhand smoke plan in Spanish
- Coloring sheet (English only)
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