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Patients & Consumers Online Tools Find an Allergist / Immunologist Pollen Counts Diseases 101 Featured Resources » AAAAI Tips Brochures Topic of the Month Research for Patients Drug Guide Allergy & Asthma ADVOCATE Information Request Form Donate Now En Español Just for Kids Seniors Contact Us Search by Condition (A-Z) Request a Speaker Smoke Free Homes Referral Guidelines Other Resources En Español Just for Kids Seniors		Smoke Free Homes Web site offers patient resources 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, 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. The new Web site features: Latest news, updates, and alerts on tobacco and secondhand smoke. A patients and consumers section featuring health tips and other resources. Resources for professionals, including links to various organizations committed to the effort. 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. Asthma accounts for 14 million missed school days every year.   <back>
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