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Health Disparities in Tobacco Use

This overview explores the current findings on tobacco use and health disparities in Massachusetts. Dr. Lois Keithly highlights data on adult smoking prevalence across different racial and ethnic groups, revealing the disproportionate impact of menthol cigarettes among Black communities. The 84 Youth Movement, alongside organizations like Girls Inc. of Lynn, empowers youth to combat tobacco use in their communities. We also discuss policy solutions aimed at reducing tobacco access and advertising in minority neighborhoods, where retailer density is higher, increasing youth exposure.

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Health Disparities in Tobacco Use

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  1. Health Disparities in Tobacco Use A look at the current findings

  2. Overview • Tobacco Use and Health Disparities: The Data– Dr. Lois Keithly, MTCP • The 84 Youth Movement: Empowering Youth Against Tobacco Use • Girls Inc of Lynn • Policy solutions – Katie King, ALA

  3. Adult Smoking Prevalence Among Subgroups: Massachusetts, 2010

  4. Who Smokes in Massachusetts? 2008 Estimate

  5. Adult Smoking Prevalence By Race/Ethnicity: Massachusetts, 2008-2010 Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  6. Adult Smoking Prevalence By Race/Ethnicity: Massachusetts, 2008-2010 Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  7. Adult Smoking Prevalence By Race/Ethnicity: Massachusetts, 2008-2010 Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  8. Immigrant status: Adult Smoking Prevalence By Race/Ethnicity: Massachusetts, 2008-2010 Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  9. Immigrant status: Adult Smoking Prevalence By Race/Ethnicity: Massachusetts, 2008-2010 Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  10. Immigrant status: Adult Smoking Prevalence By Race/Ethnicity: Massachusetts, 2008-2010 Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  11. Immigrant status: Adult Smoking Prevalence By Race/Ethnicity: Massachusetts, 2008-2010 Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  12. Menthol • Menthol cigarettes are disproportionately smoked by blacks. • Menthol is the only flavoring not outlawed for use in cigarettes. • Menthol has numbing qualities that can mask initial irritation from smoking and may affect inhalation behavior (ie. longer and deeper puffs). • The FDA is investigating banning Menthol in cigarettes.

  13. % who smoke menthol flavored: Massachusetts, 2009-2010 Source: National Adult Tobacco Survey

  14. Lung Cancer Incidence By Race/Ethnicity: Massachusetts, 2003-2007(Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000) Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  15. Lung Cancer Incidence By Race/Ethnicity: Massachusetts, 2003-2007(Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000) Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  16. Other Tobacco Products (OTP) • Small cigars have long been marketed and available in urban areas. • They have always been cheap and accessible. • Tobacco companies are now expanding the range of cheap cigars and cigarillos they offer. • These products are still flavored, even though cigarettes are not. • Some types of cigars are nearly indistinguishable from cigarettes; wrapping, price and/or flavoring is the only clue. • Young people from DPH’s statewide youth movement, The 84, will talk more about how this issue affects their communities.

  17. Other Tobacco Product Use* Among High School Students: Massachusetts, 1999-2009 • Other Tobacco Products (OTP) are beginning to surpass cigarette consumption among adolescents in MA Source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey 1993-2009 * Used one or more days during the past 30 days.

  18. The tobacco retail environment • There is a greater density of tobacco retailers in minority communities • This may be because of urban setting • Result: greater exposure to advertising, greater ease of purchase, especially for youth

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