Jump to full article: Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, 2006-07-06
Author: Lauren Stanforth Staff writer
Intro: Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong will lead a national effort to help eradicate children's exposure to secondhand smoke.
The children's hospital will helm a national center that will orchestrate new research about parental smoking habits and children's daily exposure to secondhand smoke. The center also will develop educational programs that will help pediatricians nationwide encourage parents and caregivers to quit smoking.
Dr. Jonathan D. Klein, a pediatrician at Golisano Children's Hospital and an associate professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will organize the development of research and programs among UR, the American Academy of Pediatrics and six other sites, including Harvard Medical School and Dartmouth and New York universities.
The center was given $8.3 million over five years from the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute
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