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First, Second and Third-Hand Smoke Threatens Lives

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The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program serves in the capacity of local lead agency for tobacco prevention, education and control efforts in San Bernardino County. With funding support from the California Department of Public Health – Tobacco Control Program, SBCTCP is administered by the California Health Collaborative to implement a comprehensive tobacco control plan.  Coalition Members left to right back row: Lynda Barbour, Susan Heppner, Evi Hernandez, Roberto Terrones, Clara Omogbai, Jennifer Harmon.  Front Row: Terry Roberts, Cynthia Turk, Maggie Acuna (San Bernardino, CA) Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Where there’s no smoke, there’s a firestorm. Most people know that smoking and secondhand smoke are harmful to their health but very few are aware about the dangers of “third-hand smoke” exposure. Third-hand smoke is the residue from tobacco smoke that accumulates on surfaces. It sticks to walls, windows and furniture or can settle as toxic dust in homes
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The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program Coalition Members

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The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program serves in the capacity of local lead agency for tobacco prevention, education and control efforts in San Bernardino County. With funding support from the California Department of Public Health – Tobacco Control Program, SBCTCP is administered by the California Health Collaborative to implement a comprehensive tobacco control plan. Coalition Members left to right back row: Lynda Barbour, Susan Heppner, Evi Hernandez, Roberto Terrones, Clara Omogbai, Jennifer Harmon.  Front Row: Terry Roberts, Cynthia Turk, Maggie Acuna.  
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About The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program

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About The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program The (SBCTCP) serves in the capacity of local lead agency (LLA) for tobacco prevention, education and control efforts in San Bernardino County. With funding support from the California Department of Public Health – Tobacco Control Program, SBCTCP is administered by the California Health Collaborative to implement a comprehensive tobacco control plan that includes the following objectives: 1) retain and engage community members representing diverse/priority populations and non-traditional partner agencies in the San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Coalition; 2) partner with apartment managers/owners, apartment management companies, the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, and tobacco control stakeholders to guide efforts that result in the adoption of smoke-free policies at multi-unit housing complexes; and 3) coordinate efforts by incorporated cities in San Bernardino County to adopt a policy that
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If These Walls Could Cough

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If These Walls Could Cough Most people know that smoking and breathing secondhand smoke is toxic, but many have not heard about thirdhand smoke. Thirdhand smoke is the residue from tobacco smoke that collects on surfaces and becomes a source for long-term exposure to harmful pollutants. The risks of tobacco exposure do not end when a cigarette is put out.  Smokers expose themselves to a mixture of over 7,000 chemicals. Hundreds of these chemicals are toxic, and nearly 70 cause cancer.  Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke can be harmful to health. 1  Thirdhand smoke doesn’t blow away; it actually sticks to walls, windows, and furniture, or settles as toxic dust in homes and cars.  It even sticks to clothing and hair, and residue builds up in the environment becoming more toxic over time. 2 Exposure to thirdhand smoke damages genetic material (DNA), and increases the risk for short- and long-term health problems including asthma and cancer. Thirdhand smoke is caus
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