7 REASONS TO JOIN C.A.F.E. IOWA CAN

1. Taxpayers spend $8.04 on healthcare costs for each pack of cigarettes sold, your membership can help reduce and eliminate this cost and burden to the public.

2. You will have access to the latest information on clean air initiatives at the state and local level through the C.A.F.E. IOWA CAN website and monthly newsletters.

3. We must return local control to communities so they can decide when they are ready to restrict smoking in public places and protect the health of the people in their community.

4. C.A.F.E. Iowa CAN is leading the charge to restore local tobacco control to Iowa communities to protect the health of all Iowans by passing and enforcing tobacco free environment policies.

5. 88% of Iowans agree that people should be protected from secondhand smoke, the majority must know something. There is NO SAFE level of exposure to secondhand smoke.

6. 53,000 Americans die each year from diseases caused by exposure to secondhand smoke, 500 of these people are Iowans. Let’s stop the epidemic.

7. More than 2280 cities and 18 states in the US have passed clean air ordinances and laws. Local governments in 34 states have the ability to protect their citizens from the dangers of secondhand smoke. Communities in Iowa should be able to protect their residents to.

Spread the word by asking your family, friends, and co-workers to join the CAFE IOWA Citizen Action Network.