Originally published June 21 2005
New website launched in effort to reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Yahoo Finance is reporting that the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the AAP Center for Child Health Research and the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. have teamed together to create www.kidslivesmokefree.com, a web resource aimed at educating visitors to reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke.
A new Web site devoted to reducing children's exposure to secondhand smoke was recently launched by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the AAP Center for Child Health Research, and Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC.
The site, http://www.kidslivesmokefree.org, is the second phase of the Smoke Free Homes Project, a comprehensive, national effort to train pediatric clinicians in brief, effective methods to reduce children's secondhand smoke exposure through parental smoking cessation and harm reduction.
Over 15 million children in the United States are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke in the home.
Children breathing secondhand smoke are more likely to suffer from bronchitis and pneumonia, ear infections, coughing and wheezing, and more frequent and severe asthma attacks.
"Together we can help parents quit smoking, encourage our communities to be smoke free, and prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers.
-- Resources for professionals, including links to various organizations committed to the effort.
In April, the project sponsored the Smoke Free Homes Champions Symposium, a two-day event that brought together healthcare professionals in both private practice and academia, including pediatricians, pediatric allergists/immunologists, residents and allied health professionals.
The goal of the symposium was education and featured information on the current state of public knowledge, research, barriers, issues and problem solving/action plan development.
Participants returned to their communities ready to implement grass roots efforts and provide local healthcare professionals with the essential building blocks to reduce children's exposure to tobacco smoke.
The AAAAI is the largest professional medical specialty organization in the United States representing allergists, asthma specialists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals and others with a special interest in the research and treatment of allergic disease.
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