Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities - A Report of the Surgeon General
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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.
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2024
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Document
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Cancer · Children and youth · Chronic respiratory conditions · Health disparities · Mortality · Poverty · Public health · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Tobacco use