The Smoke-Free Movement
Vote Smoke-Free in Peoria and Winnebago County
If you live in Peoria or Winnebago County, on Tuesday of this week, you have an opportunity to cast an extremely important vote on your local ballot in favor of making indoor places in Illinois smoke free.
Secondhand smoke is a deadly public health threat. Just last summer, the US Surgeon General released a landmark report making it clear that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. The risk is especially severe for workers in smoky envioronments, where an 8 hour shift is the equivelant to smoking 16 cigarettes. No one should have to choose between a good job and good health.
One such worker who was harmed was Lisa Christia --a hospitality industry worker who never smoked, and yet was the victim of a "smokers cancer" that nearly cost her life.
Please take a moment to view this brief (30 second) film clip about Lisa -- and forward it to your friends in your community. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBLl0-ZqGco
Then, get out to vote on Tuesday, and vote yes for a smoke free Illinois, and help send a message to you local legislator that it is time to take action, and protect Illinoisians from secondhand smoke.
Secondhand smoke is a deadly public health threat. Just last summer, the US Surgeon General released a landmark report making it clear that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. The risk is especially severe for workers in smoky envioronments, where an 8 hour shift is the equivelant to smoking 16 cigarettes. No one should have to choose between a good job and good health.
One such worker who was harmed was Lisa Christia --a hospitality industry worker who never smoked, and yet was the victim of a "smokers cancer" that nearly cost her life.
Please take a moment to view this brief (30 second) film clip about Lisa -- and forward it to your friends in your community. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBLl0-ZqGco
Then, get out to vote on Tuesday, and vote yes for a smoke free Illinois, and help send a message to you local legislator that it is time to take action, and protect Illinoisians from secondhand smoke.