Filed under...Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke
Read MoreSecondhand smoke is defined as the combination of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke breathed out by smokers (CDC, 2011). According to the CDC, there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Numerous health effects are associated with exposure to secondhand smoke including severe asthma attacks, respiratory infections, heart disease, and lung cancer (CDC, 2011). Support clean indoor air laws, smoke-free college campus policies, and media advocacy are a few examples of environmental prevention strategies designed to eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
| Effectiveness | Name | Area & Goal | Target Substance | Click to View Strategy |
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Causal Areas: Community Norms Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation |
Tobacco | View | |
| Effective |
Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation |
Alcohol Tobacco | View | |
| Effective |
Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation |
Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco | View | |
| Varied Evidence of Effectiveness |
Causal Areas: Community Norms, Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation |
Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco | View | |
| Varied Evidence of Effectiveness |
Causal Areas: Community Norms, Enforcement Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation |
Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco | View |