For Patients and Consumers

Secondhand Smoke Reduction

California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
www.oehha.ca.gov
OEHHA’s overall mission is to protect and enhance public health and the environment by scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances.

• Secondhand Smoke Tobacco Smoke & Children’s Health (PDF) http://www.oehha.ca.gov/air/environmental_tobacco/pdf/ smoke2final.pdf
• El humo de tabaco de segunda mano y la salud de los ninos (PDF) http://www.oehha.ca.gov/air/environmental_tobacco/pdf/ smoke2final_span.pdf

New! Raise Smoke-Free Kids
www.raisesmokefreekids.com/
This site is sponsored by the State Tobacco Education & Prevention Partnership (STEPP) at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. STEPP's goals are to prevent youth from starting to use tobacco; help people who use tobacco to quit; assist in the reduction of and protection from secondhand smoke; and reduce tobacco use among groups that are disproportionately affected and/or at high risk.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Smoke-Free Homes
www.epa.gov/smokefree
This site offers a wealth of information on the health effects of secondhand smoke on children and helps families establish a smoke-free home.