Mission: To eliminate exposure to second hand smoke by creating a smoke-free policy on the University of Oregon main campus.

Because . . . We all have the right to breathe clean, safe, smoke-free air
Because . . . Secondhand smoke kills

We support 100% smoke-free campus, including any outdoor spaces on the main University of Oregon campus.

Cigarette pick up group on Feb 29th.

Twenty five students picked up 7,374 cigarettes in half an hour in front of Lillis and the sourounding area.

Cig Pick up for "Kick Butts Day" Fall 07

Clean Air Project members, Peer Health Educators and Student Health Advisors (SHAC) students picked up cigarettes around the UO library to show how much litter is left on campus due to tobacco use. They picked up almost 4000 cigarettes in half an hour.

Surgeon General Report on Second Hand Smoke (2006)

U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona issued a comprehensive scientific report which concludes that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their risk of developing heart disease by 25 to 30 percent and lung cancer by 20 to 30 percent. The finding is of major public health concern due to the fact that nearly half of all nonsmoking Americans are still regularly exposed to secondhand smoke.

The report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, finds that even brief secondhand smoke exposure can cause immediate harm. The report says the only way to protect nonsmokers from the dangerous chemicals in secondhand smoke is to eliminate smoking indoors.

Please provide your input by filling out this brief survey.
Clean Air Project Survey

Check out our Facebook site.
http://oregon.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5936762427

The CAP invites you to join our committee by attending our meetings and participating in our efforts. We meet on Tuesdays Jan 15th, 29th, Feb 5th, Feb 19th 4:00-5:00pm in the Health Center's Basement Medical Library. Times and dates may change please check our calendar for updates. http://healthed.uoregon.edu/calendar/

Clean Air Project Power Point Presentation

For more information contact Paula Staight at pstaight@uoregon.edu or Ramah Leith rleith@uoregon.edu

Meeting Minutes:

RESOURCES

Surgeon General Report on Second Hand Smoke (2006)
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/

Center for Disease Control (CDC) Second Hand Smoke Health Consequences
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand_smoke/index.htm

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
http://www.no-smoke.org/goingsmokefree.php