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If you smoke, your pet smokes and long-nosed dogs like Oliver have a 250% higher risk of nasal cancer. Be better to your best friend. Quit today.

If you smoke, your pet smokes and long-nosed dogs like Oliver have a 250% higher risk of nasal cancer. Be better to your best friend. Quit today.

Anti-tobacco PSA featuring Tony Beltran, Defender for Real Salt Lake. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases (including emphysema, bronchitis, and chronic airway obstruction), and diabetes. Worldwide, tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year, and current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030.

Anti-tobacco PSA featuring Tony Beltran, Defender for Real Salt Lake. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases (including emphysema, bronchitis, and chronic airway obstruction), and diabetes. Worldwide, tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year, and current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030.

Indicator report of the number children aged 17 and under in survey sample who lived in households in which one or more household members smoked tobacco inside the home during the month prior to the survey in Utah.

Indicator report of the number children aged 17 and under in survey sample who lived in households in which one or more household members smoked tobacco inside the home during the month prior to the survey in Utah.

The Utah Indoor Clean Air Act was passed by the legislature to provide protection to Utahns and visitors from the toxic effects of secondhand smoke exposure. Secondhand smoke has been classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a Group A carcinogen, which is known to cause cancer in humans. There is no established safe level of exposure to this class of carcinogens. Clean air legislation that prohibits tobacco smoke in indoor public places has been shown to lead to significant decreases in smoking-related health risks such as heart attacks and strokes.

Health status update about costs and utilization of preventive health services in Utah. This publication also includes: 1) Breaking News: New Data From the 2009 Utah Birth Certificate Revision; 2) Community Health Indicators Spotlight: Asthma and Secondhand Smoke; and 3) Monthly Health Indicators Report.

CDC Vital Signs is a new series of MMWR reports that will announce the latest results for key public health indicators. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death, disease, and disability in the US. Each year, around 443,000 people die from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million suffer from a serious illness from smoking. Two new CDC reports indicate that, despite the dangers of tobacco use, about 46.6 million adults in the US smoke, and 88 million nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke.

Indicator report of the number children aged 17 and under in survey sample who lived in households in which one or more household members smoked tobacco inside the home during the month prior to the survey in Utah.

Fact sheet about the dangers of secondhand smoke (SHS) in cars with children present.

Indicator report of the number children aged 17 and under in survey sample who lived in households in which one or more household members smoked tobacco inside the home during the month prior to the survey in Utah.

In 2003, 2005, and 2007, the Utah Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) was administered statewide to a representative sample of middle (grades 6 to 8) and high school (grades 9 to 12) students attending public schools in Utah, to gather information on tobacco use and exposure. Survey results were analyzed to assess exposure to secondhand smoke specifically among students who self-identified as having active asthma. Students with active asthma included those who said they had ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma and who also reported experiencing at least one of the following during the past 12 months: having an asthma attack; visiting a doctor due to wheezing, dry cough, or breathing difficulties, or; using an inhaled asthma medication. Results included in this report are representative of all middle and high school students with active asthma attending public schools in Utah.

Utah Department of Health news release about the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) latest report, "Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects." The report shows that secondhand smoke increases the risk of coronary heart disease and heart attacks by 25-30%. This finding enhances similar data showing smoke-free zones protect the health of non-smokers and smokers alike.

Indicator report of the number children aged 17 and under in survey sample who lived in households in which one or more household members smoked tobacco inside the home during the month prior to the survey in Utah.

Fact sheet on Utah's efforts to protect children and the public from secondhand smoke.

Fact sheet about the impact of tobacco on asthma.

Indicator report of the percentage of children aged 17 and under who were exposed to tobacco smoke inside the home during the month prior to the survey in Utah.

Policy guide on the dangers of secondhand smoke in Utah.

Policy guide on the dangers of secondhand smoke in Utah.