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Healthy Role Models = Secondhand Smoke is <br />Healthy Role Models = Secondhand Smoke is <br />Healthy CommunitiesDangerous <br />Healthy CommunitiesDangerous <br />If an animal can mimic our behavior, There is no risk-free exposure to secondhand smoke. <br />what are our children learning?--U.S. Surgeon General, 2006. <br />Secondhand Smoke <br />Cigarette Litter is Harmful <br />Cigarette Litter is Harmful <br />Exposure Outdoors <br />The risk of secondhand smoke exposure outdoors <br />? <br />appears to be related to both dosage and proximity to <br />the source <br />Repace, J. (2005). “Measurements of Outdoor Air Pollution from <br />? <br />Secondhand Smoke on the UMBC Campus.”www.repace.com <br />KlepeisNE, OttWR, Switzer P. (May 2007). “Real-Time Measurements of <br />? <br />Outdoor Tobacco Smoke Particles.”Journal of Air & Waste Management <br />Association. Vol. 57. <br />CA Air Resources Board has identified SHS as a toxic air contaminant <br />? <br /># of smokers <br />Risk <br />Proximity to <br />Cigarette butts cause litter, cost money to clean up, <br />If you can smell SHS, you <br />and can be swallowed by toddlers and animals. <br />smoker <br />are being exposed <br />Minnesota Recreation & Park <br />Minnesotans Support <br />Association Supports Tobacco Policies <br />Tobacco-Free Park Policies <br />Minnesota Recreation & Park Association <br />Statement on Tobacco Use in Public Parks, <br />70% of Minnesota adults support tobacco-free <br />? <br />Facilities, and Open Spaces <br />park and recreation areas <br />Dedicated to healthy lifestyles <br />• <br />66% of golfers support these policies <br />? <br />Recognizes harms of secondhand smoke and tobacco <br />• <br />73% of families with children support these <br />use to all people <br />? <br />policies <br />Supports programs that enhance recreational <br />• <br />experiences and promote healthy lifestyles by <br />reducing or eliminating tobacco use in parks, <br />recreational facilities, and open spaces. <br />Source: Tobacco-Free Park & Recreation Study, University of Minnesota, 2004 <br />2 <br />