Call to Action:
Everyone deserves the RIGHT to BREATHE SMOKE-FREE AIR!
6 million people die every year from tobacco-related causes. Of these, 600,000 deaths are nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke. Even small amounts of exposure to direct or secondhand smoke from cigarettes and/or e-cigs increase mortality risk.
Poor air quality, caused by secondhand smoke, can cause or increase the risk of many adverse health outcomes including lung cancer, heart disease, strokes, asthma, and more. There is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure.
FFLAG works with cities, businesses, and schools to educate about the dangers of secondhand smoke, vaping, and smoking prevention and the benefits of smoke-free policies.
Comprehensive smoke-free policies protect people from the dangers of secondhand smoke and e-cigarette aerosol in all indoor workplaces and public places. Secondhand smoke is linked to the leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer, lower respiratory disease, and stroke (U.S. Surgeon Generals and KY Center for Smoke-free Policy.)
In February 2018, members of community coalitions FFLAG and Grant County Champions conducted air quality monitoring in several workplaces that allow smoking. We found that the average air quality inside some of these establishments was over two times the Environmental Protection Agency's standard for outdoor air quality. The highest level was five times higher than the outdoor standard.
In 2019, the city of Williamstown passed a smoke-free air ordinance.
In September 2023, the city of Corinth passed a smoke-free air ordinance. The ordinance will go into effect on November 10, 2023.
To view the infographic, click here.
Join FFLAG in our efforts to protect people from the dangers of secondhand smoke and e-cigarette aerosol in all indoor workplaces and public places.
Take a short survey to provide your feedback about smoke-free air in Grant County, Kentucky. Click the link to take a quick 5-question survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MFWWCQH
No one should have to breathe secondhand smoke at work or in public places.