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Chronic condition caused by secondhand smoke exposure

What is: lung cancer, respiratory infections, ear infections, asthma, allergies. 

*Must name one

100

The name of LA City Mayor

Who is Eric Garcetti?

100

Residue left behind when someone smokes indoors

What is thirdhand smoke?

100
CA proposition that legalized personal use and cultivation of Cannabis (Marijuana)

What is Prop 64?

100

This group has a right to breathe clean air in their homes

All CA tenants

*All CA leases include an implied warranty of habitability which can apply to protect tenants from involuntary continuous exposure to secondhand smoke 


Source: September 2020 www.publichealthlawcenter.org/caltobacco Tenant Guide to Addressing Secondhand Smoke 

200

Percent of adults in LA county exposed to secondhand smoke at home

What is 10%?


200

The number of council districts in Los Angeles

What is 15?


200

Age group more exposed to thirdhand smoke

Who are infants?

*because they crawl on the floor and are more likely to put objects in their mouths

200

Year that recreational Cannabis (Marijuana) was decriminalized in California.

When is 2018?

200

This group can receive an economic advantage from a smokefree housing policy?

Who are landlords? 

*Smokefree units are highly sought after by tenants and renovation and maintenance costs are lower.

300
Percent of households with children who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home

What is 8.2%?

300

The newest city councilmember in district 4

Who is Nithya Raman?

300

Largest organ that can absorb toxins in thirdhand smoke

What is the skin?

300

Behavior that is not protected by California or Federal law

What is smoking?

*Smokers do not have a right to smoke under any local or federal law.

300

These conditions are more prevalent in dogs exposed to secondhand smoke.

What are eye infections, allergies, and respiratory issues including lung cancer, as well as greater risk for nasal cancer?

400
A chemical found in secondhand smoke that is also used to embalm bodies

What is formaldehyde?

400

Meetings that are held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:00 am

What are city council meetings?

400

Thirdhand smoke can linger for this long

What is 19 months?

400

Law making it explicit that landlords have the right to make their rental properties smoke free

What is CA Senate Bill 332?

400

These conditions are more prevalent in children exposed to secondhand smoke

What are asthma, allergies, ear infections, and  respiratory infections. 

500

A chemical found in secondhand smoke that is also found in paint thinners

What is toluene?

500

The city council president

Who is Nury Martinez?

500

The number of chemicals in thirdhand smoke

What is 250 toxins?

500

Cities where comprehensive smokefree housing policies have passed. 

Where are Pasadena, Culver City, and Berkeley?

500
Proportion of LA tenants that reported that secondhand smoke exposure worsened their chronic health conditions

What is 7 in 10?