Children and Secondhand Smoke Exposure-Excerpts from The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2007

Children and Secondhand Smoke Exposure will be available to order on October 10 by going to www.cdc.gov/tobacco and clicking on Publications Catalog.

• Press Release [En Español]

• Remarks by the Surgeon General at the media event - Kenneth Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H.

• Full Excerpt [PDF]

Additional Resources

• Fact Sheets:

• Children are Hurt by Secondhand Smoke
• How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke
• Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home




• Sabemos: Por respeto - Aquí no se fuma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Toolkit that addresses secondhand smoke exposure within the Hispanic/Latino population.

• 2006 Surgeon General's Report on The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke

• Secondhand Smoke: What It Means To You (PDF) - This booklet explains the report and how individuals can take action to improve their health. [11.6 MB] (En Español) [PDF 1.1 MB]

• Secondhand Smoke Posters (En Español)

• Related Information on Secondhand Smoke

• Environmental Protection Agency (Smoke-free Homes and Cars Program)
  Individuals can access resources to protect their families from exposure to secondhand smoke.

• American Academy of Pediatrics (Julius Richmond Center of Excellence for Children)
  Pediatricians can access resources on secondhand smoke prevention to use in their practices.

• Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start)

• smokefree.gov (Health and Human Services)
  Smokefree.gov provides accurate, up-to-date information and professional assistance to help support the immediate and long-term needs of people trying to quit smoking.

• 1-800-QUIT-NOW (Health and Human Services)
  For additional support in quitting, including free quit coaching, a free quit plan, free educational materials, and referrals to local resources, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669); TTY 1-800-332-8615.

• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
  This U.S. Public Health Service clinical practice guideline issued in June 2000 contains evidence-based information on first-line pharmacologic therapies and counseling that help patients quit using tobacco.

Last revised: October 11, 2007