Monday, May 6, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Taking Care of Others
To really
stamp out the unhealthy effects of tobacco use, we all need to do more than
take care of ourselves and our own friends and families.
Second hand
smoke has real health effects, like causing an infant to have an asthma attack, that can be brought on even by a
brief exposure outdoors.
In housing complexes, smoke often seeps through all the units. That’s why people are talking about ideas like no smoking in outdoor areas at restaurants or having tobacco free housing complexes.
Many experts believe policies like these are the best way to help clear the air for the whole community.
I’m not saying what you should decide and there are surely two sides to argument about whether more rules about tobacco free places are the right way to go. But it’s surely worth talking about!
We hope you will join us in the effort to get people talking about ways we can reduce exposure to second-hand smoke such as:
We hope you will join us in the effort to get people talking about ways we can reduce exposure to second-hand smoke such as:
□ Making sure people don’t smoke around children indoors or outdoors
□ Having smoke free homes and housing complexes
Please enter and post a
comment to let us know that you will participate in this dialogue by sharing what you will talk about with others and who you will talk to (not by actual name but rather by title, such as friend, co-worker, apartment manager, restaurant owner, etc.). Also, tell us what action you would like to see taken to reduce exposure to second hand smoke.
Monday, January 28, 2013
1 Center for Disease Control
2 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report: Use of Menthol Cigarettes. Rockville, MD; 2009
3 U.S. Surgeon General, 2012 Report “Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults”
4 Dr. Alfred McAlister, University of Texas School of Public Health
Some Helpful Resources
uCenter for Disease Control
uAmerican College of Cardiology, Cardio
Smart™
Text “Prevent” to CARDIO (227346) to get 120
messages over 2 months to help you quit smoking
uLive Tobacco Free Austin
Resources and tips for quitting; tobacco &
smoke-free housing and more
uSeton Healthcare Family
Smoking Cessation Classes
or call (512) 324-2762
uNational African American Tobacco Prevention
Network
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want to hear from you!
What’s
your status?
1. I will
never start smoking.
2. I do
smoke, but have made up my mind to quit.
3. I have
quit and there is no turning back.
4. I am
encouraging someone I love to quit.
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