Rules to live by

• Make your house smoke-free. If you smoke, take it outside. Ask guests to do the same.
• A no-smoking rule is the only way to fully protect your family. Air conditioners, air filters and open windows won’t make the air safe to breathe.
• Place a “Thank you for not smoking” sign in your home, office and car. Get your sign here.
• Clean your carpet, rugs, drapes, furniture and walls to remove the smell of smoke – and don’t forget to clean the inside of your car, too!
• Wash clothing and jackets.
• Remove ashtrays from your home and fill ashtrays in your car with candies or coins.
• Make your car smoke-free.
• Inform babysitters and others who work for you (including repair workers, gardeners, etc.) that your home and car are smoke-free.
• If you take your children to a child care provider, choose one with a no-smoking policy. Licensed child care providers are required by law to have a no-smoking policy.
• If you have older relatives that need to live in a group care home, choose one with a no-smoking policy.
• Teach your children to stay away from secondhand smoke.
• If your spouse or partner smokes, ask him or her to smoke outside. Encourage your partner to quit smoking. Free help is available at 1-800-QUIT-NOW or www.quitline.com.

Get support

• Contact your local county health department for more information on how to protect your family.
• You can also take the smoke-free home pledge and receive a certificate to display in your home or car.

Prevent SIDS

Secondhand smoke is a known cause of SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. You can take easy steps to help protect your kids:

• Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do to protect your baby.
• If you do smoke, do so away from your baby, outside your home or car.
• Put the baby down to sleep on its back.