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The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

Together, the Community Guide and the Clinical Guide provide evidence-based recommendations across the prevention spectrum.

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Reducing Secondhand Smoke Exposure

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These interventions seek to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, which is a preventable cause of significant illness and death.

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review, and where available, Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs).

The Task Force also recommends selected interventions that address two or more strategies to reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure.

Smoking Bans and Restrictions Recommended
February 2000
Community Education to Reduce Exposure in the Home Insufficient Evidence
February 2000



Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

Sample Citation

The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Reducing secondhand smoke exposure. www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/environmental/index.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.