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June 5th Savvy Caregiver Training Siletz Clinic June 6th & 20th Native STAND Siletz Clinic - Behavioral Health 5:00 - 7:00pm June 6th & 20th Herbal Medicine Making Siletz Clinic - Shell Room June 27th Wellness Luncheon Tribal Community Center 12:00 - 1:00pm Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke Secondhand smoke is the combination of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke breathed out by smokers. Secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals. Hundreds are toxic and about 70 can cause cancer. Since the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report, 2.5 million adults who were nonsmokers died because they breathed secondhand smoke. There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke causes numerous health problems in infants and children, including more frequent and severe asthma attacks, respiratory infections, ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Smoking during pregnancy results in more than 1,000 infant deaths annually. Some of the health conditions caused by secondhand smoke in adults include coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer. What can we do to help prevent secondhand smoke exposure? Smoke outside—People who smoke inside housing units expose everyone who lives in the unit to secondhand smoke exposure. Not only do those who live in the unit get exposed to secondhand smoke, but those who visit will also be exposed to secondhand smoke. Smoke can linger in housing units for hours until it settles and causes third-hand smoke exposure. Lets work together and help protect the Health of our people. Tobacco Prevention and Education Program 6 • Siletz News • June 2019
