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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Smokeless Homes
Smokeless HomesGoal
• Reduce the exposure to cigarette smoke in the homes of children with asthma
Source: American Lung Association
Why focus on children in the home?
• Involuntary exposure• Children are still developing
Airways are smallerLungs are still developing
• Children breathe 2 to 3 times faster and take in more air
• Home is the most frequent place of exposure
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
Source: American Lung Association
Adverse child health effects from cigarette smoke
• AsthmaMore severe symptomsNew cases in children
• Bronchitis and Pneumonia150,000-300,000 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: Philadelphia Allies Against Asthma
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
Asthma Facts by Race
0.00%
2.00%
4.00%
6.00%
8.00%
10.00%
12.00%
14.00%
16.00%
18.00%
White Black Asian Latino Non-Latino Poor Non-poor
Percentage of Children in SEPA with Asthma by Race/Ethnicity and Poverty, 2002.
PHMC’s Community Health Data Base (CHDB) 2002 Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey
What is Asthma?
Source: American Lung Association
What is Asthma?Condition that interferes with your breathing by preventing air from flowing freely into the lungs
What Triggers Asthma?
What Triggers Asthma?
• 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
Source: American Lung Association
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
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
“I, _____________,
pledge to protect my family from the health risks of cigarette smoke by making my home and car smokefree.”
Do the right thing!Take the cigarette
smoke outside.
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
Source: American Cancer Society
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
FREE HELP QUITTING
Contact: Smokeless Homes Program(215) 731-6150
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