Jackson County Clean Indoor Air *Campaign
-Dedicated to protecting the health of all Jackson County Residents by eliminating involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke.

You have the right to breathe smoke-free air!!

1. What is secondhand smoke?
Secondhand smoke is the smoke from the lit end of a cigarette, cigar or pipe and the smoke that is exhaled by a smoker.

2. Why is secondhand smoke a health issue?
Secondhand smoke is a serious health issue. It causes the same health diseases and death in nonsmokers that smoking causes in smokers. There are 53,000 deaths/year due to exposure to secondhand smoke. For every 8 smokers die they take 1 nonsmoker with them.

3. Who is most affected?
88% of all nonsmokers in the U.S. are exposed to secondhand smoke. Every person who involuntarily comes in contact with tobacco smoke is affected. The most vulnerable groups are infants, children, people with health issues, and restaurant/bar workers.

4. Where are most common places of exposure?
The most common places are our homes, cars, restaurants, bars, and any other public place that allows smoking indoors. People spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. When a nonsmoker enters a smoke filled room he/she becomes a smoker.

5. How long does it take for you to be affected?
There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. The negative effects are immediate.

To find out more about our campaign, to join in our county efforts or to give us your opinion on this important health issue, please contact Emily at the Jackson County Health Department @ 740-286-5094-ext.250 or email her at erubley@jchd.us.

* This campaign is funded by a two-year grant awarded to the Jackson County Health Department from the Ohio Department of Health. The goals of the grant are to increase the awareness level of all our Jackson County residents of the serious health risks of secondhand smoke and to promote countywide smoke-free ordinances for clean indoor air quality in all public places.