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mm-y- < .- . .-,- - . u-i 1 -1 DIANNES è Anti-Stress Massage, Refle PHYSIOTHERAIPY *Pain/DisabIit4Managemen SERVICES * Back Gare Education (905) 693-0532 , ADP Walker Assessments DIANNE BAILEY, P.T. Reg. CONSULTING, ASSESSMENT 192 Main Street East AND TREATMENT starpages.csns/diannes-physis 'Xology New program aims to clear the air at home ~% I)JBy IRENE GENTLE The Champion espite dire health warnings, butting out isn't an option for somne people. But a new camn- c~paîgn aîmrs to prove that butting outdoors 15. That's the premise behind the Breathing Space pro- gram, recentiy endorsed by the Halton Regionai Health Department (HRHD). We ai hope this campaign wiil encourage more people to take action to protect their health and the health of their chiidren," uaid Halton's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Bob Nouai. The goal is to clear the air - and save lives - by aaking people to light up outdoors. S That should help reduce the number of ilînesses borne by noxious second-hand smoke. And participants are hoping il may also encourage . e people to quit tobacco products for good. Breathing Space was born in 1998 with Durham, Peel, York and Toronto health departments as partici- More recently, Halton and Hamilton have cornte on Program funded by Province ard win * The initiative is suppofled by the Province. which este awarded the heaith departments about $800,000 to implement the program. Advertising for Breathing Space will be secs on ta meet * transit shelters, in newspapers and heard on radio ads. id çpnf t- . A poster featuring a smali, tow-headed boy with a *râla wae pulled over his mouth and nose t0 protect him u'ibtt 10 s being distributed, along with a fact sheet on the haz- ards of second-hand smoke. The campaigu aims 10 clearly identify those haz- ards, some of which have at témes been viewed as controversial or unproved in the past. To tijat end, Breathing Space literature indicates that taking in too many lungfuls of second-hand smoke is niwu/ the third leading cause of preventable death in Canada, stealing the lives of 330 non-smokers annual- And 4,000 chemicals, including formaidehyde and arsenic, are harboured in a plume of second-hand smoke. At least 50 of those chemicals are known to be can- cer-causing. Ironicaiiy, secondary smoke contains more danger- ous chemicals than the toxic soup being inhaied by smokers themselves through a tiitered cigarette. Ventilation systems are unable t0 fi11cr ail the harm- fui chemicals out of second-hand smoke. Event less effective are non-smoking sections, including those found in another room of the saine structure. For aduits. smoky environments can contribute to both a hardening of the arteries and hearn condition in non-smokers. That hastens the dcath by heart disease of some 3,000 Canadians annually. Those sutfering from lung conditions and allergies are often smoked oui by second-hand fumes. But even heaithy people can be afflicted by nui- see SMOKE-FREE on page 21 ~E is announcing the Suirf imedical office. thisi circumstances, ongo- l h a replacement doc- eapologize for any j nay be effected via spital address or the Km qwbmà Derry Rd., Ste. 102, vu 6 ance with the O.M.A. lm MI MM ervice for files trans- F.hMOM 1 apply. hWu ara* our understanding in or and warmest regards va1 AND5TSICL FOUoNWÇrMN DR. BRUN DEL R~ closing of his Milton Due to unfortunate ing negotiatiOnS wit tor have failed. W inconvenience. Transfer of filesr Milton District Ho old office at: 3006 L9T 5B5. In accord and for uninsured s fer, a $35.00 fee wil Many thanks for y this transition time to ali. R. Brun del Re Dr. BdR