In Philadelphia, 40 to 50 percent of children have biologically confirmed rates of secondhand smoke exposure. Brian Jenssen, MD, a primary care pediatrician with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a faculty member at CHOP’s PolicyLab, talks about this problem and how primary care pediatricians can help parents and caregivers quit smoking to improve the health of children. Published April 2017.

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