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» Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke   - From the National Cancer Institute. Exposure measurement and prevalence, developmental toxicity (prenatal and postnatal), reproductive effects, respiratory health effects, carcinogenic effects, cardiovascular effects.

» Environmental Tobacco Smoke - American Heart Association factsheet that states, "secondhand smoke is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and death which is preventable."

» Environmental Tobacco Smoke Poster Session - Health conference presents short summaries of recent research and experience in secondhand smoke policy and programs.

» How Dangerous is Second-Hand Smoke? - The immediate and long-term health effects of exposure to second-hand smoke; links to other sites for information on passive smoking, indoor air quality, and related health problems.

» I Mind Very Much If You Smoke - Steps people can take to reduce their exposure to secondhand smoke.

» Just Eliminate Lies - Ad campaign developed by Iowa teens on secondhand smoke .

» OMA Position Paper on Second Hand Smoke - Ontario Medical Association outlines the medical facts and their policy position based on those facts.

» Protecting Nonsmokers From Secondhand Smoke - A fact sheet about protecting nonsmokers from secondhand smoke, produced by Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights. All facts presented with citations to research literature.

» Smoke Free Housing - Listings of smokefree housing.

» The Truth About Secondhand Smoke - Report on the science, the industry's attack on the science, and the practical significance of secondhand smoke, from GASP of Colorado.

» Widower Awarded Compensation in First Secondhand Smoke Fatality Case - On December 8, 1995, the U.S. Department of Labor ruled that a hospital nurse's cancer death was due to her on-the-job exposure to secondhand smoke.

» Students Entering College as Nonsmokers 40 Percent Less Likely to Take Up Smoking When They Live in Smoke-Free Dorms - Harvard School of Public Health research finds that smokefree policies reduce both secondhand smoke and tobacco addiction. (March 21, 2001)

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