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Basic
information |
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Smoking
in Korean culture is sometimes associated with dignity, seniority,
and status. However, the health effects of smoking are quite hazardous,
and second hand smoke can also cause various
health problems such as lung cancer, asthma, heart disease
and so on. Based on Environmental Protection Agency', second hand
smoke causes average 68% increase in breast cancer risk for women
younger than 50.
Another search reported that 27% of Korean
American family members are exposed to second hand smoke at home
every day. Hence, it is essential to develop programs and
to educate the population to prevent the harms by second hand smoke. |
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Useful
Websites |
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-NYC
Coalition for a Smoke Free City
www.nycsmokefree.org
-American Lung Association
www.alany.org
-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
-Quit All Together
www.quitnet.com
-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/iaq/ets |
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What
is Second Hand Smoke? |
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Second hand smoke is the combination of smoke emitted from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, and smoke exhaled by the smoker. |
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Useful
Websites |
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Heart disease
- Lung Cancer
- Nasal sinus Cancer
- Non-malignant respiratory disease |
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Second
Hand Smoke can cause the following disease in children |
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- Sudden infant death syndrome
- Fetal growth impairment
- Asthma exacerbation
- Middle ear disease
- Bronchitis, pneumonia,
- Lower respiratory trace infections |
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Second
Hand Smoke in the home |
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Harmful chemicals from smoking can cling to rugs, curtains, clothes,
and other materials and can remain there even if smoking took place days,
weeks, or months earlier.
- Second hand smoke spreads from one room to another even if the
door of the smoking area is closed.
- Studies have shown that separating smokers and nonsmokers within
the same air space may reduce, but not eliminate, nonsmokers'
exposure to second hand smoke. |
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Here is what
you can do! |
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Decide that you want to make the change
- Talk to family members about the health risks of Second Hand Smoke
- Establish rules for your house and post them
- Ask friends, families and visitors to smoke outside of your home
and to not smoke around
you or your family
- Spread the word through local hospitals, doctors, and community
groups about the dangers of second hand smoke
- Join a tobacco cessation programs to quit, if you or family member
is a smoker
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Benefits
of a Smoke Free Home |
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Health of family members will be enhanced.
- Air in home will be fresher, and cleaner.
- Resale value of house will be greater.
- The chance of a fire will be decreased.
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