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In honor of the 30th
Annual Great American Smoke-Out on November 16, 2006 , the Genesee County Health
Department (GCHD) in collaboration with the Smoke-free,
Multi-Agency, Resource Team (SMART) will release the Genesee
County Smoke-free Dining Guide. The guide will be available
in brochure format at GCHD and on-line at GCHD’s website
www.gchd.us. The guide lists all identified smoke-free
restaurants in Genesee
County
.
According to the recent Surgeon General’s Report “The Health
Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke,”
there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand
smoke. Secondhand smoke has been designated as a known
human carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, National Toxicology Program
and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
has concluded that secondhand smoke is an occupational
carcinogen.
The Great American Smoke-out is
a great day for smokers to quit smoking and for
Genesee County
residents to support smoke-free environments. For more information
on quitting smoking or smoke-free environments please
contact the health department at (810)
341-5898
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