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Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Smoke free; tobacco; public housing; children; respiratory illness; asthma; smoke-free public housing; second hand smoke (SHS); third hand smoke (THS); environmental tobacco smoke (ETS); respiratory illness children;
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The Impact Of Smoke Free Housing On Sick Visits And Hospitalization For Respiratory Illness In Children Ages 0-12, Gail Davis
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
This project analyzes the impact of smoke-free family public housing on the respiratory health of children ages 0 – 12. The purpose of this pilot correlational study was to examine the relationship between the initiation of smoke-free policies in family public housing units and health outcomes in children 0 - 12 years. A comprehensive literature review of environmental tobacco health risks and tobacco-free public housing policy is presented. Two theoretical frameworks which guided the project, the Social Ecological Model and the Health Impact Pyramid, are described with an emphasis on health policy as a significant catalyst for positive health outcomes. …