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May 19, 2009 Governor Perdue Signs HB 2: Smoke Free in NC

May 19, 2009 Governor Perdue Signs HB 2: Smoke Free in NC. Lightwood and Glantz meta-analysis on effects of smoking bans on AMI at 12 months. Lightwood JM, Glantz SA. Circulation. 2009;120(14):1373-9. Application to NC. 20,418 AMI hospital discharges in 2006

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May 19, 2009 Governor Perdue Signs HB 2: Smoke Free in NC

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  1. May 19, 2009 Governor Perdue Signs HB 2: Smoke Free in NC

  2. Lightwood and Glantz meta-analysis on effects of smoking bans on AMI at 12 months Lightwood JM, Glantz SA. Circulation. 2009;120(14):1373-9.

  3. Application to NC • 20,418 AMI hospital discharges in 2006 • If a 17% reduction, then 3,471 AMI hospitalizations avoided in 1st year, perhaps more later • 14% 30-day mortality rate after AMI • 21% 31-day to 1-year mortality rate after AMI • 1,113 post AMI deaths avoided over a year • 12,093 out-of-hospital cardiac deaths in 2007 • 2056 out-of-hospital cardiac deaths avoided? • AMI costs about $14,000 • $48,594,000 saved per year in NC • Ignores cost of out-of-hospital deaths and other diseases

  4. Hugh Holliman receives recognition from NC Alliance

  5. “There is no limit to what can be accomplished if it doesn't matter who gets the credit.”Ralph Waldo Emerson

  6. Patience and Persistence

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