Breathe-easy guide.ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AGE GROUP: elementary, middle, and high school students NUMBER OF KIDS: 3 or more NUMBER OF ADULTS: 1 or more TIME: at least 4 weeks RESOURCES: phones, phone book, computer COST: $20 and up Activity Overview: As a team, compile To translate a program written in a high-level programming language into machine language. See compiler. a list of smoke-free restaurants A smoke-free restaurant is a dining establishment in which smoking is banned. These restaurants are increasing in number due to the growing awareness across the world of the need to protect both employees and clients against exposure to secondhand smoke. , bowling alleys, skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. rinks, video arcades This article is about video arcades. For other uses of the term arcade, see Arcade. A video arcade (also known as an amusement arcade in the United Kingdom or a game center in Japan) is a place where people play arcade video games. , and other places where kids like to go. Then create a "Breathe-Easy Guide," listing the name, address, and phone number of each business. By creating and distributing the Breathe-Easy Guides, you will be providing a service to the entire community, while you support restaurants and other businesses that let you breathe clean air instead of smoke. Why Do It: When you inhale in·hale v. 1. To breathe in; inspire. 2. To draw something such as smoke or a medicinal mist into the lungs by breathing; inspire. other people's smoke, you're being deprived of clean air. Each year in the U.S., 38,000 people die from lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. and heart disease caused by secondhand smoke sec·ond·hand smoke n. Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke that is inhaled unintentionally by nonsmokers and may be injurious to their health if inhaled regularly over a long period. Also called passive smoke. . Exposure to secondhand smoke is associated with respiratory illnesses Noun 1. respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system respiratory disease, respiratory disorder adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, wet lung, white lung - acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the including lung cancer, childhood asthma, and lower respiratory tract infections While often used as a synonym for pneumonia, the rubric of lower respiratory tract infection can also be applied to other types of infection including lung abscess, acute bronchitis, and emphysema. . (6) By calling attention to businesses that provide clean air, you're notifying the community of safe places and encouraging other businesses to follow this example. What to Do Four Weeks Before: Create a list of local places that kids like to go. Divide the list among your team. Call the businesses and ask if they are smoke-free. Put together a Breathe-Easy Guide that lists each of the businesses that keep smoke out. Be sure to include their locations! Three Weeks Before: Contact local printers to see if they will print your guide for free or at a discount. Ask smoke-free businesses if they would like to place ads in your guide to help cover printing costs. Finish surveying local businesses. Confirm the address, phone number, and spelling of each business. Two Weeks Before: Think about how you will distribute the guide. Consider providing free copies at airports, bus terminals, train stations, and participating restaurants and hotels. Compile the list of businesses for the guide; consider an alphabetical listing by type of business or geographic location. Choose a name for the guide that explains exactly what's inside. Include the name of the community it references. Design an interesting cover. (Tip: Use color on the cover, but keep the inside black and white to reduce printing costs.) One Week Before: Carefully proofread the guide and deliver it to the printer. Next Step * Distribute your guide as widely as possible. Be sure to give copies to the local media, along with a letter explaining the guide's purpose. Other Ideas Breathe-Easy Campaign: Take your guide one step further by encouraging local restaurants and businesses to become smoke-free. Write letters to restaurants and businesses where smoking is allowed and ask them to change their policy and go smoke-free. Be sure to follow up with a phone call or visit to the business owners to answer any questions they may have about the letter. If they agree to go smoke-free, add them to your Breathe-Easy Guide. Breathe-Easy Awards: Make attractive certificates proclaiming a smoke-free environment for each business listed in your guide. Check with your principal to see if you can copy the certificates using your school's copy machines. Ask each business owner who receives a certificate to display it. |
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