Smokefree Homes

Second-hand smoking is dangerous, especially for children. The best way to protect loved ones is to quit smoking. At the very least make sure you have a smokefree home and car.

Smokefree Home:

A smokefree home protects your loved ones
Smoking in the home will have an impact on everyone living and visiting that home. Toxins within cigarette smoke can remain within the home for 5 hours and can easily spread from room to room even with the doors closed.
By stopping smoking, you’ll help to protect your non-smoking friends and family, too.
Breathing in secondhand smoke increases the risk of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke.
In children, it doubles the risk of getting chest illnesses, including pneumonia, ear infections, wheezing and asthma. They also have 3 times the risk of getting lung cancer in later life compared with children who live with non-smokers.

Passive Smoking:

When friends and family breathe in your secondhand smoke it isn’t just unpleasant for them, it can damage their health too.
People who breathe in secondhand smoke regularly are more likely to get the same diseases as smokers, including lung cancer and heart disease.

Children and passive smoking:

Passive smoking is especially harmful for children as they have less well-developed airways, lungs and immune systems.
Children who live in a household where at least 1 person smokes are more likely to develop:
- asthma
- chest infections – like pneumonia and bronchitis
- meningitis
- ear infections
- coughs and colds
Children are particularly vulnerable in the family car where secondhand smoke can reach hazardous levels even with the windows open.
To protect children, a ban on smoking in cars and other vehicles carrying children was introduced in October 2015. It is now against the law to smoke in a private vehicle if there’s a young person under 18 present.

Healthy Lifestyle Services – One You Walsall:

One You Walsall is a free healthy lifestyle service dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of all residents across Walsall in making great choices for a more positive lifestyle.
Services include: physical activity; healthy eating; weight loss; emotional wellbeing; welfare; alcohol reduction; quitting smoking; and NHS Health Checks.
The team supports everyone – adults, families and workplaces – and also can help to find the right support.

One You Walsall: 01922 444 044 Monday to Friday 9.00am to 6.00pm

www.oneyouwalsall.com