Welcome to
SmokeFreeWashington.com
Washington is known for its healthy lifestyle.
Every day, we make choices that impact our health and the environment around us. Yet when it comes to secondhand smoke, many of us are not aware of just how much our environment impacts our health.
There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. It’s the cause of an estimated 38,000 deaths in the United States every year, and is known to cause health problems such as asthma, lung cancer and heart disease.
Today, with the right information and tools, we can make choices in order to breathe easier and live longer. Explore SmokeFreeWashington.com and find the resources you need to protect yourself and your loved ones from the toxic effects of secondhand smoke.
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Highlights
In February 2008,
the World Health Organization released a landmark report on global tobacco control that estimates tobacco use could kill one
billion people worldwide in the 21st century.
The report outlines the six most important – and most effective – tobacco control policies to counter the epidemic. A central strategy is to "Protect people from tobacco smoke." Today, only five percent of people around the globe are protected from secondhand smoke by comprehensive smoke-free legislation.
Read the report on the WHO Web site.
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News
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08/07/08 – Health department asks for refrain from smoking in cars with kids
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08/03/08 – Downtown merchants campaign to stop cigarette litter
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07/31/08 – Smokers feel free to push law on puffing
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07/28/08 – Bar revenues in Wash. rebound despite smoking ban