NEW YORK CITY – October 19, 2007 – The Health Department today announced the launch of the Harlem Smoke-Free Home campaign to address the issue of secondhand smoke in East and Central Harlem. Children in Harlem are 
hospitalized for asthma at twice the rate of children citywide. According to a 2005 study, 32% of Central Harlem kids enrolled in a Harlem Children Zone Asthma Initiative program live with a smoker. And though New York City’s smoking rate reached a low in 2006, the problem is worse in some parts of Harlem. Last year, the East Harlem rate was nearly twice as high as the citywide rate (31% versus 17.5%).
To counter this trend, the Health Department has launched a new media campaign and teamed up with local organizations to raise awareness about the danger of secondhand smoke. The campaign is also offering additional services – including nicotine patches at local clinics – to help people quit.
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