2009 is the Year for Smoke-free NC

This is the year North Carolina can make history - help us protect all our workers from exposure to deadly secondhand smoke. You can be a part of the cure - visit www.smokefreenc.org and send an e-mail to your lawmakers - tell them that all workers in our state deserve the right to breathe smoke-free indoor air while they are at work.

Do you know that just five minutes of exposure to secondhand smoke is the same as if you had smoked a cigarette? Think about it - what if you are exposed all day long while you are at work?

If we all use our voices and speak up for smoke-free we will join the 28 other states and D.C. that have protected their workers.

You are also invited to join the American Heart Association on March 3rd for the 2009 You're the Cure AHA State Lobby Day. To learn more contact Betsy Vetter, betsy.vetter@heart.org.

This is the year - let's make 2009 HB 2 protects us all from secondhand smoke!