Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Metabolic Syndrome Among Elementary School Young Children

Epidemiology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S410
Author(s):  
B Park ◽  
K Kong ◽  
J Min ◽  
J Hong ◽  
S Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke

Cotinine Elimination and Its Use as a Biomarker in Young Children Involuntarily Exposed to Environmental Tobacco Smoke

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 353-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert M. Collier ◽  
George M. Goldstein ◽  
Robert P. Shrewsbury ◽  
Sonia M. Davis ◽  
Gary G. Koch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke

“Trying my Hardest”

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jude Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Smoke Exposure ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Children In Poverty ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Coping

Despite what is known about gender inequalities and the links between smoking, smoke exposure, and poverty, mothers who fail to protect their children from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), are often stigmatized as uncaring mothers by the media. Here I describe the process of talking to mothers of young children about the wider social context(s) within which the act of smoking takes place, and their reflections on the paradox of why many women caring for young children still expose their children to tobacco smoke in home environments. By articulating the complex interrelationship between smoking, the maintenance of social relationships, caring for children, and coping with poverty, the women present an alternative conceptualisation as to why and how mothers direct their agency to enable them to care for their children in poverty, which questions the timing, messages and ultimate effect of giving home smoking advice to mothers with young children.

scholarly journals Environmental tobacco smoke and cardiometabolic risk in young children: results from a survey in south-west Germany

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (15) ◽  
pp. 1885-1893 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Nagel ◽  
F. J. Arnold ◽  
M. Wilhelm ◽  
B. Link ◽  
I. Zoellner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
West Germany ◽  
South West

scholarly journals Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Early Language Difficulties among U.S. Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6489
Author(s):  
Dylan B. Jackson ◽  
Alexander Testa
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The United States ◽  
Housing Unit ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Language Difficulties

Objective: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is a serious public health concern with the potential to interfere with various components of healthy child development. Even so, there has been limited nationally representative research investigating these connections. The current study examines the relationship between ETS and language difficulties among toddlers and preschool-aged children in the United States. Method: Data are derived from the 2018 National Survey of Children’s Health and facilitate strategic comparisons between different forms of ETS—namely, children who live with family members who smoke vs. children whose family members smoke inside the housing unit. Results: The findings reveal a robust association between family members smoking inside the housing unit and both receptive and expressive language difficulties, but only among male children. After adjusting for covariates, smoking inside the housing unit is associated with a 182% increase in the rate of early composite language difficulties among male children. These associations persist even when compared to male children who live with smoking family members who do not smoke inside the housing unit. Conclusions: The findings suggest a need for interventions designed to reduce ETS in households with young children and increase targeted language skill training for vulnerable children in an effort to enhance child development and well-being. To maximize this effort, we advocate for interdisciplinary teams, including medical and public health practitioners, educators, and researchers, to work together to develop and implement evidence-based strategies to limit ETS in homes and facilitate healthy language development among young children.

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