Unequal Protection: Secondhand Smoke Threatens Health of Tenants in Multi-Unit Housing in Los Angeles

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• Alternative Title:
  Policy Brief UCLA Cent Health Policy Res
• Personal Author:
  Meng, Ying-Ying ; Rahman, Tamanna ; Hanaya, Daniel ; Lam, Vanessa ; Gomez, Marlene ; Toy, Peggy ; Wallace, Steven P.
• Description:
  Secondhand smoke is dangerous to a person's health at any level of exposure. Yet policies that prevent smoking are not in place for a majority of market-rate multi-unit housing complexes, according to a new survey of nearly 1,000 apartment dwellers in the city of Los Angeles. Approximately 37 percent of respondents reported that secondhand smoke had drifted into their apartments in the past year. Households with members of vulnerable populations, such as children or individuals with chronic conditions, are more likely to report smoke drifting from adjacent units. Four out of five respondents--including more than half of those who self-reported currently smoking--supported a smoke-free policy in common areas and/or individual units.
• Subjects:
  Adult Air Pollution, Indoor Child Health Policy Housing Humans Public Housing Smoking Tobacco Smoke Pollution Vulnerable Populations
• Source:
  Policy Brief UCLA Cent Health Policy Res. (PB2016-2):1-8
• Pubmed ID:
  27197310
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5513726
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U58 DP005812/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; DP005812/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  Los Angeles, CA
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:52cd659abf4df265ecf8104b9316b15b81ec19cf0f97a84bdafd3ee9bb412f17
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46826/cdc_46826_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 185.58 KB ]