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Smoking cessation at pediatric clinics for low-income women [Source: American Family Physician] 

A recent study found that significant numbers of pediatricians discuss with the parents of their patients the health issues related to secondhand smoke for the children and offer advice on how to stop smoking. Unfortunately, the survey also found that rates of providing any additional support for smoking cessation were low. Curry and associates evaluated a smoking cessation intervention for women who presented with their children to a pediatric clinic serving low-income families. . .

The authors conclude that there are long-term benefits from pediatric-based smoking cessation interventions, even in the population of hard-to-reach smokers. Based on these results, the authors argue that clinical guidelines for smoking cessation should be considered by those providing health care for children. The authors add that there is the potential for a substantial public health benefit if intervention strategies are implemented in this population of women and their children.

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