Chronic Disease Risk Reduction
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Public Health Programs
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            Please join us for smoke-free dining and in congratulating these businesses for providing a smoke-free atmosphere for their customers and for their employees.
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Because of health concerns, more and more diners are requesting clean, healthy air in the restaurants they patronize. Exposure to secondhand smoke can lead to heart attacks and cancer in adult nonsmokers. Children routinely exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to have reduced lung function, twice as many respiratory infections, and more cases of asthma. In typical smoking sections in restaurants, customers are exposed to nearly 2 times more secondhand smoke than in a typical office, in a bar 4 to 6 times more. The only way to protect patrons is to eliminate all smoking indoors or build a completely enclosed room with a separate ventilation system. Smoke-free policies in restaurants are important in protecting the health of youth. Over 50% of Americans under age 35 are or have been employed in the food service industry. 80% of adult Kansans do not smoke and the majority prefer smoke-free dining.
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