“While previous studies have shown public smoking bans are associated with health benefits among adults, the new study finds bans may also have positive effects for infant and child health, including increases in birth weight and reductions in asthma attacks.
Brandy Lipton, an assistant professor within the division of health management and policy in SDSU’s Graduate School of Public Health, co-authored the study alongside fellow researchers Kerry Anne McGeary, Dhaval Dave and Timothy Roeper.”