New Poll Shows Growing Support for a Smoke-free Law in Wisconsin

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• Click here to view the 3-page memo
• Click here to view the poll results

Smoke-free Policies Work:  the Smoke-free Trend

• It’s Time…To Breathe Free! Key facts on Smoke-free Indoor Air

• Map of Smoke-free States
• 34 Wisconsin communities have smoke-free policies

Facts on Secondhand Smoke

• The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General (June 27, 2006)
• Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke
• Secondhand Smoke: The Science
• Secondhand Smoke Sample Speaking and Writing Points
• Clear the Air: Eliminate Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

• Heart Attacks and Secondhand Smoke (Helena, MT & Pueblo, CO Studies)
• The Impact of a Smoke-Free Ordinance on the Health and Attitudes of Bartenders in Madison and Appleton, WI
• Smoke-free Laws Encourage Smokers to Quit and Discourage Youth from Starting

Smoke-Free Ordinances and the Economy

• Economic Impact Resources: Dispelling the Myths
• Secondhand Smoke and the Economy
• Economic Impact of Smoke-Free Policies
• Evaluation of Smoking Restrictions in Madison, WI (2007)
• One Year Later: Status Report on Madison's Comprehensive Smoke-free Air Ordinance (2006)
• Sales Tax Revenue in Springfield, Illinois Increases After Smoke-free Law Goes Into Effect (9/9/07)
• The State of a Smoke-Free New York City – A One-Year Review (2004)
• Dane County Economic Impact Study (1999)

Opposition to Local Smoke-Free Initiatives

• What To Expect From The Tobacco Industry
• Economic Impact "Studies" Circulated by the Tobacco Industry

Ventilation

• Ventilation And Air Filtration: The Science (2006)

• Ventilation Does Not Protect People From Secondhand Smoke