Tobacco Strategic Plan of the Board of Health, and a summary of a survey of the citizens of Leeds, Grenville and Lanark demonstrating support for tobacco bylaws of this nature.

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Driven
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Health Canada is advising Canadians not to purchase or use electronic smoking products, as these products may pose health risks and have not been fully evaluated for safety, quality and efficacy by Health Canada. For more information on this warning please follow this link to the Health Canada advisory.

Tobacco use is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease in Ontario. It kills 13,000 Ontarians each year. With the implementation of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, in 2006, the Ontario Government protects the health of all Ontarians by prohibiting smoking in enclosed workplaces and enclosed public places among other things. The Ministry of Health Promotion relies heavily on Local Public Health Units to inform, educate, provide appropriate resources and communicate with the public on all tobacco prevention, protection and cessation initiatives undertaken by various agencies. As a result the eastern region health units have created www.smokefreeeast.ca to uniformly serve the residents in Eastern Ontario. For Information on where to turn to quit smoking, information on the legislation or new development in tobacco visit www.smokefreeeast.ca

The cold or exposure to second-hand smoke can trigger an asthma attack [More info]
Chewing tobacco or Smokeless tobacco Know the dangers, health risks or find out about the marketing tactics of the tobacco Industry. This bilingual Health Canada website www.lostjaw.ca is full of interactive resources and information.	Health Canada Endorsed Important Safety Information on CHAMPIX® (varenicline tartrate) Health Canada has issued a warning of adverse neuropsychiatric events linked with the use of Champix. [Full release - info]
The Issue of Drifting Smoke in Multi-Unit Dwellings According to Ipsos Reid survey ) conducted in March and November 2006, with a sample of more than 1800 and a margin of error of 2.9%, 19 times out of 20, many of those in multi-unit dwellings are affected by drifting smoke. [More info ]	Safer environment for Long Term Care Facilities The purpose of The Smoke-Free Long-Term Care Homes Project is to help LTC Homes in the transition to a new and safer healthcare environment. This information comes from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) [More info]