title: Tobacco use policy in military housing.
abstract: Secondhand smoke and thirdhand smoke (e.g., smoke residues found on walls and floors) are known to pose health hazards. Some landlords and cities have therefore established smoke-free policies for multiunit housing. The military is in effect the largest landlord in the United States, with approximately 630,000 units of housing. We reviewed the service-level tobacco control policies of the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy and Marine Corps (which share a policy) for references to housing, to see if personnel are adequately protected from secondhand and thirdhand smoke. Policies covering most family housing and all housing for single enlisted personnel fail to fully protect residents from secondhand or thirdhand smoke. The current review of tobacco control policy in the military should recommend a consistent policy of tobacco-free living quarters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, 3333 California Street, Suite 455, San Francisco, CA 94118.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Nursing Program, California State University, Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Extended Education, Green Hall, Building 58, Seaside, CA 93955.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rojo
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, 3333 California Street, Suite 455, San Francisco, CA 94118.
authors.forename: Ruth E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Malone
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006798:Housing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D058749:Military Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution