Journal article
Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoke-free Policy in Philadelphia Public Housing
Tobacco regulatory science, v 3(2), pp 192-203
Apr 2017
PMID: 28944277
Abstract
Multi-unit housing environments remain significant sources of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, especially for vulnerable populations in subsidized housing. In Philadelphia, the largest US housing authority to implement smoke-free policies, we measured baseline resident smoking-related behaviors and attitudes, and longitudinal exposures to airborne nicotine, during policy development and implementation.
In 4 communities, we collected data in 2013, 2014, and 2016, before and after introduction of comprehensive smoke-free policies, interviewing persons in 172 households, and monitoring air-borne nicotine in non-smoking homes and public areas. Average nicotine level differences across years were estimated with multi-level models.
Fifty-six percent of respondents smoked. Only 37% of households were smoke-free, with another 41% restricting smoking by area or time of day. The number of locations with detectable nicotine did not differ before and after policy implementation, with approximately 20% of non-smoking homes and 70%-80% of public areas having detectable nicotine. However, public area nicotine levels were lower in 2016, after policy implementation, than in 2013 and 2014 (-0.19 μg/m
, p = .03).
Findings suggest that initial policy implementation was associated with reduced SHS exposure in Philadelphia. As HUD strengthens smoke-free policies, SHS monitoring can be useful to educate stakeholders and build support for policy enforcement.
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- Title
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoke-free Policy in Philadelphia Public Housing
- Creators
- Ann C Klassen - Professor, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PANora L Lee - Assistant Research Professor, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PAAaron Pankiewicz - Research Analyst, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PARikki Ward - Graduate Research Assistant, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PAMichelle Shuster - Graduate Research Assistant, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PABethany Townsend Ogbenna - Graduate Research Assistant, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PAAnita Wade - Graduate Research Assistant, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PAMaxwell Boamah - Graduate Research Assistant, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PAOlufunlayo Osayameh - Graduate Research Assistant, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PAAna M Rule - Assistant Scientist, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MDDorota Szymkowiak - Statistician, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia, PARyan Coffman - Tobacco Policy and Control Program Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PAVirginius Bragg - Acting Director of Community Operations, Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PAGiridhar Mallya - Senior Policy Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ
- Publication Details
- Tobacco regulatory science, v 3(2), pp 192-203
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- R25 MD006792 / NIMHD NIH HHS U58 DP003557 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Community Health and Prevention
- Other Identifier
- 991014878403404721