Smoke-Free Family
For the health of children, thank you for smoking outside
The Smoke-Free Family program sensitizes Québec families to the dangers of second-hand smoke on health, especially the health of children, since they are more likely than adults to develop health problems when exposed to it.
In a province where 14% of children between 0 and 11 are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke at home, a percentage almost twice as high as in the rest of Canada (7.3%)1, the existence of a program like Smoke-Free Family more than makes sense.
Smoke-Free Family informs families about second-hand tobacco smoke with the aim of bringing about an awareness that will ultimately lead to their taking concrete steps, specifically to smoke outside their houses and their cars. The program also offers information to smokers who would like to quit.
To learn more about the program, as well as about the harmful effects of second-hand smoke on health, consult the website www.TakeYourButtOutside.ca.
Smoke-Free Family is an initiative of ACTI-MENU, carried out in partnership with several public and private organizations, including the Québec Department of Health and Social Services, all the Public Health Departments in Québec, the Canadian Cancer Society, Johnson & Johnson and Santé Canada.
For additional information, contact Mylène Khalil at 514 985-2466, ext. 242, or at mkhalil@actimenu.ca.
. Health Canada (2008). Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS). Table 9: “Exposure of children at home to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), by province and age group.” (Online) Ottawa, Health Canada (consulted July 10, 2009):
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/tobac-tabac/research-recherche/stat/_ctums-esutc_2008/ann-table9-eng.php