Healthy Lifestyles - Keep it Outside
Making your car and home smoke-free:
Why is second-hand smoke a risk for kids? Second-hand smoke hurts kids!
• Ear Infections
• Bronchitis
• Asthma Attacks
• Colds, Coughs
• Greater chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (S.I.D.S.)
If you are a smoker:
• Don’t smoke in your house. Smoke outside instead.
• Don’t smoke in your car, even with the window or vents open.
• Air cleaners don’t work; they won’t take the smoke out of the air in your home.
• Ask friends or family not to smoke in your home, or around your children.
• Consider quitting! Call the Florida Quit for Life Line: 1-877-822-6669 or call the Charlotte County Health Department at 941-624-7200 ext 7279 for more information.
If you are a non-smoker:
• Don’t let anyone else smoke in your home or car.
• Ask friends or family not to smoke in your home or around your children.
• Let people know if their cigarette smoke is causing you problems.
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