Passive Smoking - Opinion of Public Health Authorities

Opinion of Public Health Authorities

There is widespread scientific consensus that exposure to second-hand smoke is harmful. The link between passive smoking and health risks is accepted by every major medical and scientific organisation, including:

  • The World Health Organization: The governments of 168 nations have signed and currently 174 have ratified the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which states that "Parties recognize that scientific evidence has unequivocally established that exposure to tobacco smoke causes death, disease and disability."
  • The U.S. National Institutes of Health
  • The Centers for Disease Control
  • The United States Surgeon General
  • The U.S. National Cancer Institute
  • The United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • The California Environmental Protection Agency
  • The American Heart Association, American Lung Association, and American Cancer Society
  • The American Medical Association
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics
  • The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
  • The United Kingdom Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health

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