Secondhand Smoke and Cardiovascular Disease: A Policy Brief on Prevention and Exposure Reduction

Parisa Janjani; Mina Aghaei; Nahid Salehi; Hosna Janjani

doi:10.18502/ijre.v20i3.17837

Parisa Janjani Cardiovascular Research Center, Health Policy and Promotion Institute, Imam-Ali hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Mina Aghaei Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nahid Salehi Cardiovascular Research Center, Health Policy and Promotion Institute, Imam-Ali hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Hosna Janjani Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijre.v20i3.17837

Keywords: Secondhand smoke, Environmental tobacco smoke, Cardiovascular diseases

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are recognized as the leading cause of death globally, accounting for a substantial proportion of mortality and disabilities worldwide.

Given that exposure to secondhand smoke is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, this policy brief presents strategies for reducing exposure to secondhand smoke in the healthy population and cardiovascular patients.

Reducing the burden of cardiovascular diseases caused or aggravated by secondhand smoke exposure and improving health levels requires a multifaceted approach.