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  5 MYTHS ABOUT SMOKING IN THE CAR:
It's not harmful to my kids if I:
• Roll down the windows
• Use air fresheners or air filters
• Smoke when the kids aren’t in the car
• Smoke during short rides
• Take just a few puffs before butting out
 
 
 

Health Care Professionals

As a health care professional, you have an important role in advising your patients or clients about the importance of not smoking in the car.  With your influence, you can help parents keep their children safe by giving them a smoke-free ride.  Pass on the URL for this website to anyone you think would benefit from learning more about the serious health risks posed to children by exposure to second-hand smoke.

 

 

 

 

You can also order Campaign for a Smoke-free Ride office and waiting room information.  To order posters, brochures or tear-off sheets, call 1-888-344-LUNG (5864).

 

The Lung Association maintains two societies for health care professionals - the Ontario Thoracic Society (OTS) and the Ontario Respiratory Care Society (ORCS), with a combined membership of more than 1,000 respirologists, respiratory therapists, nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists, occupational therapists and other allied professionals.  Find out more about these and other resources for health care professionals.
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