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Health
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Get the Facts

Did you know that smoke free policies have been proven to leave a positive impact on communities from a health and economic perspective?  Learn more on this page when you get the facts, studies, and poll results relating to clean indoor air.

General

2009 Indoor Air Quality in Eating and Drinking Establishments in the City of Milwaukee

2006 Surgeon General's Report

2006 Surgeon General's Report—The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke

June 30, 2006 - Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network (WAATPN) & UW-Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) - Tobacco Addiction Treatment Sub-Contract Final Report

Health

American Lung Association - State of the Air: 2008

American Lung Association - WI State of the Air: 2007

07/27/05 - Health Effects of Second Hand Smoke Exposure (ACS)

Insights: Smoking in Wisconsin - Secondhand Smoke: Awareness, Attitudes, and Exposure Among Wisconsin Residents (Series 2, Paper Number 4)

09/2003 - White Paper: Promoting Clean Indoor Air - UWM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Workplace

07/27/05 - Economic Impact of Smoke Free Policies (ACA)

Cost

10/01/05 - Business Costs in Smoke Free Environments

FAQs

SMOKE FREE AT A GLANCE

Frequently Asked Questions -  provided by the American Lung Association

American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation: Municipalities with Local 100% Smoke Free Laws: Workplace, Restaurants and Bars.

Smoke Free States with Legislative Information

How Many Smoke Free Laws are there?

 

Statistics

03/22/07 - Support for the $1.25 Cigarette tax in WI is both Deep and Broad

2/26/07 - Poll shows WI Voters strongly support a law to prohibit smoking in most indoor public places

08/03/06 - Poll shows that WI supports Smoking Ban

08/11/05 - Poll shows that Milwaukee supports Clean Indoor Air

10/18/05 - Public Health Report by Aldermanic District