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• Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke - From the National Cancer Institute. Exposure measurement and prevalence, developmental toxicity (prenatal and postnatal), reproductive effects, respiratory health effects, carcinogenic effects, cardiovascular effects.

  Environmental Tobacco Smoke American Heart Association factsheet that states, "secondhand smoke is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and death which is preventable." http://americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4521

  Environmental Tobacco Smoke Poster Session Health conference presents short summaries of recent research and experience in secondhand smoke policy and programs. http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/session_3119.htm

  How Dangerous is Second-Hand Smoke? The immediate and long-term health effects of exposure to second-hand smoke; links to other sites for information on passive smoking, indoor air quality, and related health problems. http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1001925&pagename=CHN-RCS/CHNResource/FAQCHNResourceTemplate&c=CHNResource&lang=En

  I Mind Very Much If You Smoke Steps people can take to reduce their exposure to secondhand smoke. http://www.imindifyousmoke.com/

  Just Eliminate Lies Ad campaign developed by Iowa teens on secondhand smoke . http://www.jeliowa.org

  OMA Position Paper on Second Hand Smoke Ontario Medical Association outlines the medical facts and their policy position based on those facts. http://www.oma.org/phealth/2ndsmoke.htm

  Protecting Nonsmokers From Secondhand Smoke A fact sheet about protecting nonsmokers from secondhand smoke, produced by Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights. All facts presented with citations to research literature. http://www.no-smoke.org/htmlpage.php?id=17

  Smoke Free Housing Listings of smokefree housing. http://www.smokefreeworld.com/housing.shtml

  The Truth About Secondhand Smoke Report on the science, the industry's attack on the science, and the practical significance of secondhand smoke, from GASP of Colorado. http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=40

  Widower Awarded Compensation in First Secondhand Smoke Fatality Case On December 8, 1995, the U.S. Department of Labor ruled that a hospital nurse's cancer death was due to her on-the-job exposure to secondhand smoke. http://www.ndsn.org/jan96/widower.html

  Students Entering College as Nonsmokers 40 Percent Less Likely to Take Up Smoking When They Live in Smoke-Free Dorms Harvard School of Public Health research finds that smokefree policies reduce both secondhand smoke and tobacco addiction. (March 21, 2001) http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press03222001.html