Time to Track Health Outcomes of Smoke-Free Multiunit Housing

Tracking health outcomes of smoke-free multiunit housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a rule requiring all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free policies by July 2018. A growing body of evidence has documented health hazards from second-hand smoke (SHS...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2018-02, Vol.54 (2), p.320-322
Main Authors: Thorpe, Lorna E., Feinberg, Alexis M., Elbel, Brian, Gordon, Terry, Kaplan, Sue A., Wyka, Katarzyna, Athens, Jessica, Shelley, Donna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulation
Bans
Built environment
Coronary Artery Disease - etiology
Coronary Artery Disease - prevention & control
Health hazards
Health status
Humans
Intervention
Involuntary
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Passive smoking
Program Evaluation - methods
Public housing
Public Housing - legislation & jurisprudence
Public spaces
Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology
Respiratory Tract Diseases - prevention & control
Smoke-Free Policy
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Stroke - etiology
Stroke - prevention & control
Tobacco
Tobacco smoke
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - prevention & control
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - statistics & numerical data
Tracking
Urban development
Workplaces
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Summary:Tracking health outcomes of smoke-free multiunit housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a rule requiring all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free policies by July 2018. A growing body of evidence has documented health hazards from second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure. Several factors have already led to significant reductions in SHS exposure in the U.S., including smoke-free laws in workplace and public spaces, adoption of voluntary smoke-free home policies, and decreases in smoking prevalence. Public housing residents are more likely to live in multiunit housing (MUH), a physical environment that facilitates smoke accumulation and dispersion, placing residents at elevated risk for involuntary exposure to SHS compared with residents living in detached housing. What is clear is that the right to live free from tobacco smoke should be afforded to all individuals if persistent harms are documented, regardless of income.
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2017.09.016