Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities - A Report of the Surgeon General
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Description
Report explores disparities in tobacco use and tobacco
use-related health outcomes. Identifies tobacco-related
disparities and the various demographic groups that still
use tobacco products at a higher rate than the national
average, such as people below the poverty level, workers in
manual labor or service industry jobs, and people who live
in rural communities, among others. Highlights strategies
for curtailing the expansion of tobacco use and details
promising interventions for reducing tobacco-related health
disparities.
Date
11/2024
Organization
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tagged as
Cancer
· Children and youth
· Chronic respiratory conditions
· Health disparities
· Mortality
· Poverty
· Public health
· Rural-urban differences
· Social determinants of health
· Statistics and data
· Tobacco use