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Study: Most Americans Don’t Allow Smoking in Homes, Cars

This study provides yet another reason why every state and community should adopt a smoke-free law that applies to all workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars. In addition to protecting workers and customers in these settings from h
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added May 19, 2013 14:48
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Alaska Housing Finance Corp bans smoking in certain units

The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. is banning smoking at its large multi-unit housing units as part of a new policy catalyzed by resident surveys that favored a smoking ban, said Director of Public Housing Cathy Stone.
Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner
added May 18, 2013 11:24
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[New York] Big Union Square Condo Bans Smoking Everywhere, Even On The Roof

Oh, cigarette smokers, is there no place left for you in this city? ... Of course, Zeckendorf residents won't live completely smoke-free lives, since they still have to walk by all those NYU students flicking their butts outside Palladium Hall...for now
The Gothamist [Blog]
added May 17, 2013 23:07
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[New York] Union Square condo complex votes to ban smoking in building

A towering 650-unit condominium complex in Manhattan has become the largest smoke-free residential building in the country, homeowners said yesterday. "I can finally breathe," said Deloris Seiler, 82, a resident of Union Square's 29-story Zeckendorf Tow
New York Post
added May 17, 2013 23:02
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Smoke-Free Rules and Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Homes and Vehicles Among US Adults, 2009-2010 [FREE FULL TEXT]

Most US adults report having voluntary smoke-free home and vehicle rules; however, millions of people remain exposed to SHS in these environments. Disparities in exposure also exist among certain states and subpopulations. Efforts are needed to warn about
Preventing Chronic Disease (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC)
added May 17, 2013 13:08
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Large majority of adults have smoke-free rules in homes, vehicles

Four out of five U.S. adults report having voluntary smoke-free rules in their homes and three out of four report having voluntary smoke-free rules in their vehicles, according to a study published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease, a publication
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added May 17, 2013 13:04
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Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars

Four out of five adults now have smoke-free rules in their homes, while about three out of four have enacted the same ban in their cars, according to the national survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Getting tough on smoking
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added May 17, 2013 05:39
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[California] Glendale considers clamping down further on smoking

The City Council on Tuesday moved to ban smoking in all new apartment and condominium units, give individuals the right to sue others who break smoking rules and increase the distance between smokers and non-smokers in outdoor dining areas.
Glendale (CA) News-Press
added May 15, 2013 13:59
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[Pennsylvania] Letter: Doctors, please help fight smoking policy

I live at 1 West Penn Street in Carlisle. ... I am now asking for local doctors to help and the use of their expert opinion in fighting our second-hand smoke issue. Please contact the housing authority acknowledging how second-hand smoke can affect our
Carlisle (PA) Sentinel
added May 15, 2013 09:48
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[California] LETTER: Change needed in Glendale apartment smoking laws

Would the members of the Glendale City Council wake up on May 14 and recognize the need for a multi-unit residential amendment to Glendale's Fresh Air Ordinance -- one that will protect the city's nonsmoking apartment/condo tenants from inter-unit drifti
Glendale (CA) News-Press
added May 11, 2013 12:54
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