Title: SmokeFreeOhio
1SmokeFreeOhio
- Protecting every Ohioans right
- to breathe clean indoor air
2Secondhand smoke causes cancer
- Secondhand smoke causes lung cancer, killing
3,000 people each year. - Thats why the
- American Cancer Society
- supports SmokeFreeOhio.
3Secondhand smoke causeslung disease
- Secondhand smoke contributes to lung diseases,
- like asthma, emphysema, COPD, chronic bronchitis,
- and pneumonia.
- Thats why the
- American Lung
- Association supports
- SmokeFreeOhio.
4Secondhand smoke causesheart disease
- 35,000 Americans die every year from heart
disease - caused by secondhand smoke exposure.
- It is so dangerous that the CDC recommends that
people - with heart disease completely avoid places that
- allow indoor smoking.
- Thats why the
- American Heart
- Association supports
- SmokeFreeOhio.
5Secondhand smoke harms children
- In children secondhand smoke causes
- Asthma Hearing Loss
- Bronchitis Low Birth Weight
- Pneumonia Ear Infections
- Other Respiratory SIDS
- Illnesses
-
6The evidence is overwhelming
- The following are just a few of the organizations
that agree that secondhand smoke is hazardous to
your health - World Health Organization
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- U.S. Surgeon General
- National Institutes of Health
7The evidence is overwhelming
- National Cancer Institute
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and
Immunology - Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Mayo Clinic
- Cleveland Clinic
- Ohio Hospital Association
- Researchers in universities around the world
8You breathe more than you think
-
- Katherine Hammond, a professor at the University
of California, Berkeley, studied how much smoke a
nonsmoker would inhale in certain situations.
Following is what she found.
9You breathe more than you think
- Sitting behind someone Comparable
- smoking in a stadium 3 hours to smoking
- Riding with someone smoking, Comparable
- windows up, in a car 1 hour to smoking
- Sitting behind someone Comparable
- smoking in a smoky bar to smoking
- 2 hours
10You breathe more than you think
- Sitting in nonsmoking section Comparable
- of a restaurant 2 hours to smoking
- Working in a smoker-friendly Comparable
- office 8 hours to smoking
- Living in a pack-a-day Comparable
- smokers home 24 hours to smoking
11Secondhand smoke is dangerous
- Secondhand smoke is dangerous to everyone, but
especially to
Seniors
Children
People with health problems
12Workers deserve protection
- Passive smoking in the workplace poses 200 times
the acceptable risk for lung cancer, and 2,000
times the acceptable risk for heart disease. - A study found that smoky bars, pool halls and
casinos can have over two times more pollution in
the air than roads clogged with diesel trucks at
rush hour.
13Workers deserve protection
- Workers in bars, bowling alleys, billiard halls,
and bingo parlors have a three to four times
greater risk of developing lung cancer. - Food service workers rank at the bottom of those
workers protected by smoke-free workplaces.
14Workers deserve protection
My name is Frank and I am a chemist in
Cincinnati. When I work with polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons and any of the other cancer-causing
chemicals in secondhand smoke, I wear gloves and
goggles and open containers only with my hands
extended into a ventilated hood. I also get
annual blood tests to make sure Im not being
exposed to these chemicals.
15Workers deserve protection
My name is Maggie. Im a waitress in Cincinnati,
and when I work with polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons and other cancer-causing chemicals
in secondhand smoke, all I wear is an apron.
16Workers deserve protection
My employer protects me from these harmful
chemicals at work.
My employer doesnt.
17Workers deserve protection
Its almost unheard of for a chemist to die of
lung cancer from exposure at work.
Waitresses have a higher rate of lung cancer than
any other traditionally female job.
18Workers deserve protection
My employers have to protect me.
Shouldnt mine?
19- Everyone has the right to breathe clean indoor
air in public places and workplaces.
20Businesses not hurt
- Smoke-free public places laws do not hurt
business. Studies show that smoke-free workplace
laws have a neutral or positive effect on
business. - More importantly, these laws have overwhelmingly
positive effects on the - health of workers and customers.
21Business and community leaders support these laws
- James McBratney, President of the Staten Island
Restaurant and Tavern Association I have to
admit, Ive seen no falloff in business in either
establishment restaurant or bar. According to
the New York Times, He went on to describe what
he once considered unimaginable Customers
actually seem to like it, and so does he.
22Business and community leaders support these laws
- Paul McIntyre, former representative for the
California Restaurant Association, who had argued
that a law would economically doom restaurants
and bars My concerns about the success of the
smoke-free law, however, quickly vanished soon
after it was enacted. California was in the
depths of the greatest recession since World War
II, but restaurant sales did not slump. Rather,
they continued to climb at rates of four to
eleven percent annually. No jobs were
lost.liquor sales continued growing in
restaurants and bars without interruption.
23Business and community leaders support these laws
- Jim Farrell, vice president of operations for
the Connecticut Restaurant Association For the
most part, they restaurant owners didnt like
to see it coming, but now that it is here, it is
fine and everyone is OK with it.
24Business and community leaders support these laws
- Michael Casey, President of the Hotel
Restaurant Employees, Local 2, AFL-CIO, of San
Francisco The tobacco industry tried to scare
our members into thinking their employers would
lose business due to the smoking ban, and that
they would lose their jobs The restaurants,
bars, and hotels where our members work did not
suffer any adverse effects from the smoking ban.
If anything, its been good for business and
customers as well as for our members.
25Ohioans supportsmoke-free public places
- 91 agreed that secondhand smoke presents a
health risk to those who breathe it. - 79 agreed that restaurant and bar workers are as
entitled to a smoke-free work environment as
workers in other occupations. - 72.8 of Ohioans said they would support a clean
indoor air law.
26Even Ohio smokers supportclean indoor air
- In a poll of Ohioans, 47.9 of current smokers
said they support clean indoor air laws
27Asking smokers to step outside
- Smokers will still be welcome everywhere its
just their smoke that wont. - Were just asking smokers to step outside for a
few minutes, then come back in to enjoy the fun. - Its a small price to pay to save lives and
health.
28States with smoke-free public places laws
- California Connecticut
- Delaware Maine
- Massachusetts Montana
- New York Rhode Island
- Vermont Washington
29Ohio cities with smoke-free public places laws
- Bexley Bowling Green
- Centerville Columbus
- Dublin Fairfield
- Gahanna Grandview Heights
- Granville Grove City
- Heath Hilliard
- Marble Cliff New Albany
- Newark Powell
- Toledo Upper Arlington
- Wauseon Westerville
- Worthington
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30Countries with smoke-free public places laws
- Bhutan Cuba
- India Ireland
- Italy New Zealand
- Norway Scotland
- Sweden Uganda
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31What a SmokeFreeOhio includes
- It protects everyones right to breathe clean
indoor air in public places and at work. - It includes all public places and workplaces in
Ohio.
32How will a SmokeFreeOhio happen?
- SmokeFreeOhio is collecting the signatures of
100,000 Ohio voters in 2005. - State lawmakers will consider the bill in January
2006. - If they do not pass it in four months,
SmokeFreeOhio will collect another 100,000
signatures. - Then, SmokeFreeOhio will be on the ballot in
November of 2006.
33We need your help!
- What you can do to help SmokeFreeOhio be
successful - Sign our petition
- Collect signatures
- Volunteer
- Tell your friends
- Sign-up for email news alerts
- Write a letter to the editor
- Get your organization involved
- Display a sign
- Make a donation
34Remember
- Everyone has the right to breathe clean air in
public places and at work. - Secondhand smoke is a cause of serious health
problems like cancer, heart disease, and lung
disease.
35Remember
- Smoke-free policies allow kids, the elderly and
people with health problems to enjoy public
places. - The American Cancer Society, American Lung
Association and American Heart Association
support smoke-free public places because they
protect people from secondhand smoke.
36Contact Us
- www.SmokeFreeOhio.org
- 1-888-ACS-OHIO
- contact_at_SmokeFreeOhio.org