Everyone can be exposed to secondhand-smoke in public places, such as restaurants, shopping centers, and public transportation. The Surgeon General has suggested people choose restaurants and other businesses that are smoke-free, and let owners of businesses that are not smoke-free know that secondhand-smoke is harmful to your family’s health.
Public places where children go are a special area of concern. Make sure that your children’s day care center or school is smoke-free.
Some businesses seem to be afraid to ban smoking, but there’s no proof that going smoke-free is bad for business.