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Taran Professor Kelly English 120, 12.40-2 November 2, 2012 Secondhand smoke: Why 100% smokefree multi-units housing policies should be implemented. Annotated Bibliography: Secondhand Smoke and Cancer. National Cancer Institute. National Cancer Institute Factsheet. Dec. 1. 2011. Web. Oct. 30. 2012. < http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/ETS> This article provides the information regarding what is the secondhand Smoke. How is secondhand smoke exposure measured, what kind of chemicals contain secondhand smoke, what are the health effects of secondhand smoke and its relevance to cancer. It also covers the steps that were taken in order to reduce nonsmokers exposure to secondhand smoke. Mary Elizabeth Dallas. Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Seems to Harm Baby too. MedlinePlus. A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine NIH National Institutes of Health. 19 Sept. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012 In this article you can find a summary of a study performed by scientists from the Behaviour Evaluation and Measurement Research Center of the Rovira i Virgili University. Which examined the negative effects of secondhand smoke on fetus and infant development. This article can be used in my research paper as an example why having neighours that smoke can be

dangerous for pregnant women. The actual study was published in Early Human Development. Harm to Kids from Secondhand Smoke. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. 4 Oct. 2012. Web. 2 Nov. 2012 <http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/facts_issues/fact_sheets/toll/products/se condhand_smoke/> Here you can find U.S. Surgeon General Statement on Children and Secondhand Smoke. The Surgeon General talks about the importance of 100% smoke-free environment. Secondhand smoke contains more than 250 chemicals known to be toxic or carcinogenic (cancercausing), including formaldehyde, benzene, vinyl chloride, arsenic, ammonia, and hydrogen cyanide. Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are inhaling many of the same cancer-causing substances and poisons as smokers. Smokefree Policies in Multi-Unit Housing: Steps for Success. American Lung Association. N.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2012. <http://www.lung.org/stop- smoking/about-smoking/smokefree-housing.html> On this site the information is provided about The American Lung Association which worked with experts around the United States to develop the online curriculum on how to implement a smokefree policy in multi-unit housing properties like apartments and condominiums. Samantha K. Graff, Tobacco Control Legal Consortium, There is No Constitutional Right to Smoke: 2008 (2d edition, 2008).

In this book the author Samantha K. Graff, a Staff Attorney at Public Health Law & Policy (PHLP), a project of the Public Health Institute in Oakland, California, proves why so-called right to smoke is actually a smokescreen explaining that there is no constitutional right to smoke. I am planning to use this book as evidence that being unwillingly exposed to secondhand smoke through your neighbours is completely unacceptable.