Volunteer Suzanne Harllee whose own health was destroyed from smoking, spoke at a rally to protect kids from the harmful effects of tobacco use.

Children breathe tobacco smoke when adults smoke indoors. Tobacco smoke sends thousands of children to the hospital each year with pneumonia, bronchitis and other breathing problems. Your child may have more colds and ear infections if you smoke in the house. Smoking indoors or in a closed car may trigger an asthma attack. No matter where you smoke indoors, tobacco smoke travels throughout the house. Tobacco smoke lingers in the air for several hours after the cigarette is out. Air filters are not very effective in removing cigarette smoke from the air. To learn more check out the following programs and services, or visit some of the web sites recommended below: Tobacco Education and Prevention

---Choose One--- TATU (Teens Against Tobacco Use) Pie Chart Fact Sheets and tobacco resources-What The Coroner Sees If You Smoke Data & Statistics Smoking & Women Smoking & Teens Targeted Populations General Smoking Information

Stop Smoking Programs & Information

---Choose One--- Freedom From Smoking N.O.T. (Not on Tobacco) Quitting Smoking Quit Smoking Action Plan What Happens When You Quit Smoking? Smoking Cessation Resources Fact Sheet Nicotine Replacement Therapy Fact Sheet The ALA's 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life (book)

Advocacy and Public Policy

---Choose One--- Smoke Outside Campaign Bluegrass Action Team Kentucky ACTION vote-smart.org Our Children, Our Future

Helpful Links

---Choose One--- CDC Office of Smoking and Health Smoke-Free Coalition Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Smokescreen Action Network Americans for Nonsmokers Rights Action on Smoking or Health Reports on Tobacco Industry Activity in the U.S.