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Study Shows Public Smoking Bans Benefit Children

色情视频 researchers examined whether smoking bans increase secondhand smoke-related health issues in children of adult smokers.

Friday, January 19, 2018
Previous studies have shown public smoking bans are associated with health benefits among adults.
Previous studies have shown public smoking bans are associated with health benefits among adults.
鈥淥ur research indicates that these comprehensive bans have the strongest positive effects on infant and child health outcomes relative to limited or partial bans.鈥
Like a plume of smoke that stretches and spreads, the number of smoke-free locations continues to expand across the country.

While smoke-free ordinances have been largely heralded as a public health policy success, some argue smoking bans can negatively affect the children of smokers. The argument centers around the theory that as the number of smoke-free public locations rise, adult smokers are more likely to light up inside their homes鈥攊ncreasing the risk of secondhand smoke exposure in young children and infants.

But that is not the case, according to a new 色情视频 study examining the impact of anti-smoking laws on that portion of the population.

Brandy Lipton, an assistant professor within the division of health management and policy in , co-authored the study alongside fellow researchers Kerry Anne McGeary, Dhaval Dave and Timothy Roeper.

While previous studies have shown public smoking bans are associated with health benefits among adults, the new study finds bans may also have positive effects for infant and child health, including increases in birth weight and reductions in asthma attacks.

鈥淭his evidence is contrary to concerns that bans could shift smoking from banned locations to the home, potentially increasing secondhand smoke exposure among pregnant women and children,鈥 said Lipton.

Researchers publicly available data on infant and child health and compared them between states and localities that enacted 100-percent smoke-free ordinances鈥攊ncluding bans in worksites, restaurants and bars鈥攁nd states that did not have such bans in place. The scientists also analyzed infant and child health data before and after the introduction of these bans.

鈥淥ur research indicates that these comprehensive bans have the strongest positive effects on infant and child health outcomes relative to limited or partial bans,鈥 said Lipton.

As a sidebar, researchers also found limited and partial smoking bans to be less effective, from a total public health perspective, than 100-percent smoke-free bans.

According to Lipton, lawmakers should consider these findings as more governmental entities look at whether to implement smoke-free legislation.
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