Smoke-Free Home and Car

Secondhand smoke is the mix of smoke given off by the cigarette and the smoke exhaled by the smoker. This smoke contains over 4,000, several of which are suspected to cause cancer in humans.

Second hand smoke can be just as hazardous to your health as smoking a cigarette.

Children who breathe in second hand smoke are more likely to:

• Get chronic bronchitis and pneumonia
• Have more ear infections
• Develop asthma
• Wheeze and cough

A child exposed to any form of cigarette smoke before or after birth is at a higher risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

• Do not smoke around your children
• Do not let others smoke around your children
• Do not smoke in your house or in your car
• Choose smoke-free daycare centers

Use your head, it's not enough to:

• Move to another room
• Open a window
• Blow the smoke away
• Use air fresheners

Do you or someone you love need help quitting smoking?
Call the New York State Smokers' Quitline at 1-866-NY- QUITS

Other Resources:

American Cancer Society 1-877-YES-QUIT
Tobacco Free Action Coalition of Ulster County (TFAC): 845-943-6070
POW’R Against Tobacco (Putnam, Orange, Westchester, Rockland): 1-888-841-POWR
Sullivan County Tobacco Free Coalition: 845-794-8080 ext. 126
Great Start Quitline for Pregnant Women: 1-866-66-START

Smoking Cessation Websites:

www.cancer.org
www.health.state.ny.us
www.nysmokefree.com
www.powragainsttobacco.org
www.quitnet.org
www.tobaccofreeactioncoalition.org
www.sctobaccofree.org

For More Information on FREE or LOW COST Health Insurance, Prenatal Care or Breastfeeding Support Call 1-800-453-4666.