[C-U Smokefree] Health Benefits of SmokeFree New York City

[Theotskl at aol.com]

Hi there--

FYI.

Keep up the good work, CU-Smokefree Alliance!

Theo Tsoukalas, Ph.D.

New York City Smoking Rates Plummet
30,000 premature deaths will be prevented
 
The New York City Department of Health announced today that City smoking 
rates were down 11% from 2002 to 2003.  The decline represents 100,000 fewer 
smokers and marks the most significant one year drop ever recorded.  Smoking rates 
declined in all ages, ethnicities, genders, and boroughs.
 
Health Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH remarked, "This is 
extraordinarily good news for the health of New Yorkers.  At least 30,000 premature 
deaths will be prevented."
 
Health experts attribute the decline in smoking to higher cigarette taxes, 
smokefree workplace laws, and smoking cessation programs.  Only 19% of New 
Yorkers still smoke.
 
"Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Frieden, and the New York City Council deserve 
enormous credit for standing up to Big Tobacco," says Joe Cherner, president 
of SmokeFree Educational Services, Inc.  "Their action has made New York a 
cleaner place to work and a more pleasurable place to play."

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