BREATHE LA Youth Advocacy

Environmental Education O24U

Julia — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:23:06 -0500

Environmental education for inner-city school children.
BREATHE LA O24u program is provided to low income children ages 8-14 years in after school care within air pollution impacted areas of Los Angeles County. 024u introduces children to concepts including:

Kids

Advocacy Action Alert - Secondhand Smoke in Public Places - Glendale 03/25/08

Julia — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:45:36 -0500

BREATHE LA invites you to stand up to speak out about Second Hand Smoke in outdoor public places in the City of Glendale. If you live in Glendale, or know someone who does, help educate the Glendale City Council about the issues related to Second Hand Smoke in Public Places.

Attend Glendale City Council Hearing on March 25th, 2008

Tobacco

Fun Ways to Give

Julia — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:48:36 -0600

Shop, Jump, Scroll ... Share these links with friends or post on your MySpace or FaceBook pages ... fun, easy ways to help BREATHE LA!

EVENTS

Air Pollution

webmaster — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:14:22 -0500

What is air pollution?

Air pollution includes a number of harmful substances that can be found in the air. While some types of air pollution come from nature, most are man-made. When air pollution levels rise, it can cause a serious threat to both your health and the environment. The two most common forms of air pollution include:

Volunteers

1 out of every 5 deaths in the United States is the result of a tobacco-related illness.

Julia — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:10:39 -0500

Tobacco

Smoking is responsible for 87% of all lung cancer cases and 30% of ALL cancer deaths.

Julia — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:09:28 -0500

Tobacco

Tobacco, Toxins, and You!

Julia — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:08:16 -0500

What is tobacco?

BREATHE LA Youth Advocacy

Close to 4.5 million Californians suffer from asthma, including 14% of all children under 18.

Julia — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:02:06 -0500

Source: California Department of Health Services

Asthma

Air Quality & Air Pollution

Julia — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:12:50 -0500

What is air pollution?

Ozone

Ozone, also known as smog, which forms when hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides react with sunlight. Ozone is not released directly into the air - cars, factories and power plants produce chemicals that can create ozone.

Healthy Lungs

BREATHE LA Supports Smoking Ban in LA Parks

Julia — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:29:14 -0500

BREATHE California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) supports Coalition for Smoke-Free Los Angeles Parks' initiative to ban smoking in all LA County parks.

In 2002, California passed a law requiring a 25-feet smoke-free zone around playgrounds and sandbox areas in order to protect kids from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. Unfortunately, these zones are not clearly defined and can cause confusion regarding the boundaries of the state law as evidenced by cigarette butts and other tobacco refuse found in these areas.