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A8 Fayette County News
Wednesday, February 22,2023
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Tlij# Air...
by reducing exposure to secondhand
smoke in Fayette County!
Scan the QR code
to sign a letter of
support for this effort!
BREATHE
EASY^D
FAYETTE
81%
67%
81% of Fayette County respondents think second
handsmoke is “VERY HARMFUL.”*
*Based on 4,271 responses to Drug Free Fayette’s 2022 Secondhand Smoke Survey
sent to 6th-12th grade students and their parents.
67% of Fayette County respondents still experience
secondhand smoke* even after Georgia passed its
Smokefree Air Act in 2005
*Based on 4,271 responses to Drug Free Fayette’s 2022 Secondhand Smoke Survey
sent to 6th-12th grade students and their parents.
EKIYONE
has the right to breathe smoke-free air.
Secondhand Smoke has over
70 CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS
and hundreds of other toxins that can
cause serious health problems.
Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke
can increase risk of heart attack.
No one should have to choose
between their health and a paycheck.
What is Breathe Easy Fayette Alliance?
Breathe Easy Fayette is a collaborative effort between local organizations who
want to PROTECT OUR FAYETTE COUNTY NEIGHBORS’ RIGHTS TO ENJOY
SMOKE-FREE INDOOR AIR. We are concerned about the effects of exposure to
second hand smoke.
Join the Alliance!
BREATHE
EASY^2D
FAYETTE
Drug Free Fayette
American Lung
Association
Center for Black
Health and Equity
Fayette FACTOR
American Cancer
Society Cancer
Action Network
Everyday Manners,
LLC
Fayette County
Board of Health
Georgia Dept of
Public Health -
District 4
In Ryan's Name,
Inc.
Piedmont Fayette
Hospital
Americans for
Nonsmokers Rights
Attainable Dreams,
LLC
American Heart
Association
Campaign for
Tobacco Free Kids
Health Springs
Direct, LLC