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Smokeless Homes
Smokeless Homes
Goal
• Reduce the
exposure to
cigarette smoke in
the homes of
children with
asthma
Why focus on children in the
home?
• Involuntary exposure
• Children are still developing
Airways are smaller
Lungs are still developing
• Children breathe 2 to 3 times faster and take
in more air
• Home is the most frequent place of
exposure
Source: American Lung Association
What is secondhand smoke?
What is secondhand smoke?
• Breathing smoke from
someone else’s cigarette
or tobacco product
Also known as:
• Environmental tobacco
smoke (ETS)
• Tobacco smoke pollution
(TSP)
• Passive or Involuntary
smoking
Where is cigarette smoke?
Where is cigarette smoke?
• In the Home
Clothes
Furniture
Curtains
Carpet
• In the Car
Adverse child health effects
from cigarette smoke
• Asthma
More severe symptoms
New cases in children
• Bronchitis and Pneumonia
150,000-300,000 cases every year
• Ear Infections
• Coughing and Wheezing
• SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
Source: American Lung Association
Childhood Asthma Facts
Nationally
• Leading Cause of
Missed School Days
• Leading Cause of
Hospitalizations
100,000 Children Each
Year
Source: American Lung Association
Childhood Asthma Facts
Philadelphia
• Over 12% of children
have asthma.
Over 40% of asthmatic
children live with a
smoker
• Over 27% of smoking
adults have asthma
Source: Philadelphia Allies Against
Asthma
Asthma Facts by Race
Percentage of Children in SEPA with Asthma by Race/Ethnicity and Poverty, 2002.
18.00%
16.00%
14.00%
12.00%
10.00%
8.00%
6.00%
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
White
Black
Asian
Latino
Non-Latino
PHMC’s Community Health Data Base (CHDB) 2002 Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey
Poor
Non-poor
What is Asthma?
What is Asthma?
Condition that interferes with your breathing by
preventing air from flowing freely into the lungs
Source: American Lung Association
What Triggers Asthma?
What Triggers Asthma?
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Cigarette smoke
Dust and Dirt
Pet Hair
Roaches
Stuffed Toys
Flowers
Hair Spray
Perfume
Name Asthma Symptoms
Asthma Symptoms
• Dry cough
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain and
tightness
• Whistling or wheezing
sound while breathing
or talking
• Fatigue / Tiredness
National Academy of Science
studies about cigarette smoke
and asthma
• Confirmed cigarette smoke causes children’s
asthma symptoms to worsen
• Children of smokers twice as likely to develop
asthma than children of non-smokers
• 1/3 of pediatric cases related to cigarette smoke
Source: American Lung Association
How to protect children in the
home
In just three steps, you can protect your family from
the dangers of cigarette smoke.
STEP 1 - Good
• Smoke only in one
room
• Blow smoke out the
window
• Talk with family about
a smoke free home
STEP 2 - Better
• Never smoke near a
child
• Never smoke in a car
with a child
• Smoke only outside
the home
STEP 3 - Best
• Never allow smoke in
your home or car
• Never allow smoke
around a child
• Quit smoking
Smokeless Homes Pledge
Do the right thing!
Take the cigarette
smoke outside.
“I, _____________,
pledge to protect
my family from the
health risks of
cigarette smoke by
making my home
and car smokefree.”
Benefits of a smoke-free
environment for children
• Less severe asthma
episodes
• Fewer visits to the
hospital
• Fewer missed school
days
• Decreased risk of
developing asthma
Health benefits of a
smoke-free lifestyle
• Increased lung
function
• Decreased risk of a
heart attack
• Decreased risk of a
stroke
• Decreased risk of
getting cancer
Source: American Cancer Society
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