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Every worker deserves to breathe smokefree air. Casino, bar, and restaurant workers are
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: SECONDHAND SMOKE: more exposed to toxic secondhand smoke in their jobsite compared to other segments
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of the U.S. workforce. In addition, 75% of regular casino goers want smokefree casinos.
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b The Surgeon General concluded:
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e There is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke?
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Cleaning the air, creating separate smoking sections, and ventilating buildings cannot
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eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.”
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e Heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems alone cannot eliminate
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exposure to secondhand smoke?
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© 100% smokefree workplace policies are the only effective way to eliminate
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secondhand smoke exposure in the workplace?
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Secondhand smoke can cause: !
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Heart disease Lung Cancer Respiratory disease
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Exposure to secondhand smoke causes an estimated 41,000 deaths from
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lung cancer and heart disease among adults each year in the United States.
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Smoke-free Policies:
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@ Improve Air Quality © Reduce Secondhand Smoke Exposure
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e Improve Health e Reduce Smoking
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‘ © Receive Public Support © Result in High Levels of Compliance
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U.S. Department of :
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sl ll www.cdc.gov/tobacco
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Control and Prevention
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CS$304509-A
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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NIOSH recommends establishing smokefree areas that protect from secondhand
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smoke and electronic cigarette emissions including:®
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ary
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HOTEL
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& CASINO
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All indoor areas All areas immediately outside building All work vehicles
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without exceptions entrances and air intakes
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Tips from Former Smokers Story:
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LET FUTURE Nathan “I never smoked a day in my life!”
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lent Nathan, a Native American and member of the Oglala Sioux tribe, never smoked
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DANGERS OF cigarettes. For 11 years, he worked at a casino that allowed smoking. Secondhand
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SECONDHAND .;
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SMOKE smoke contains dangerous chemicals. The exposure to secondhand smoke
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: caused him to develop allergies and serious infections that triggered asthma
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attacks, eventually causing permanent lung damage called bronchiectasis.
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Nathan's lung damage led to his death on October 17, 2013. He was 54.
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REFERENCES
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1 Tynan, M. A., Wang, T. W., Marynak, K. L., Lemos, P., & Babb, S. D. (2019). Attitudes Toward Smoke-Free Casino Policies Among US Adults, 2017.
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Public Health Reports. https://doi.org/10.177/0033354919834581.
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2 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon
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General—Executive Summary. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center
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for Health Promotion, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2006.
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3 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General.
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Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic
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Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.
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4 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A Report of the Surgeon General: Secondhand Smoke: What It Means to You. Atlanta: U.S.
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Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
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Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2006.
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5 NIOSH [2015]. Current intelligence bulletin 67: promoting health and preventing disease and injury through workplace tobacco policies.
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By Castellan RM, Chosewood LC, Trout D, Wagner GR, Caruso CC, Mazurek J, McCrone SH, Weissman DN. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department
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of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS
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(NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-113, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2015-113/.
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