Fwd: ACTION NEEDED: Urge Your Representative to Co-Sponsor Clean Indoor Air Legislation!

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From: "Melissa Brown, American Heart Association" <paadv@heart.org>
Date: Jun 13, 2013 9:35 AM
Subject: ACTION NEEDED: Urge Your Representative to Co-Sponsor Clean Indoor Air Legislation!
To: <mark@rauterkus.com>
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Help Us Significantly Strengthen PA's Clean Indoor Air Law!   Dear Mark:  The current clean indoor air law in PA has dozens of exemptions, which leaves many individuals unprotected from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke! With your help we're working to change that.  If you haven't already, Send a message to your Representative today and ask them to co-sponsor House Bill 1485, which would eliminate exemptions to the law, so that ALL Pennsylvanians are protected from secondhand smoke. Long-term exposure to second hand smoke, such as that occurring in a home or workplace, is associated with a 25%–30% increased risk for coronary heart disease in adult nonsmokers. A recent study published in the American Heart Association's journal, Circulation, found that smoke free laws were associated with substantially fewer hospitalizations and deaths from heart and respiratory diseases. Pennsylvania needs a truly comprehensive clean indoor air law -- with no exemptions -- to protect the health of its citizens. Don't delay - send a message to your legislator about this vitally important issue today! Jennifer Ebersole, PA Government Relations Director American Heart Association Melissa Brown, Grassroots Director American Heart Association Click here to unsubscribe.