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Monograph 22 – A Socioecological Approach to Addressing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities

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Non-Systematic Review

Source: National Cancer Institute

Last Reviewed: September 2020

Workgroups: Tobacco Use Workgroup, Cancer Workgroup

In this monograph, researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute looked at current evidence around tobacco-related health disparities and how they affect tobacco use, cessation, and health problems from smoking or secondhand smoke. The report also outlines guidance for future research into tobacco-related health disparities.

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Objectives related to this resource (19)

Reduce current tobacco use in adults — TU‑01
Improving
Reduce current cigarette smoking in adults — TU‑02
LHI label
Improving
Reduce current tobacco use in adolescents — TU‑04
LHI label
Getting worse
Reduce current e-cigarette use in adolescents — TU‑05
Little or no detectable change
Reduce current cigarette smoking in adolescents — TU‑06
Target met or exceeded
Reduce current cigar smoking in adolescents — TU‑07
Improving
Reduce current use of flavored tobacco products in adolescents who use tobacco — TU‑09
Baseline only
Eliminate cigarette smoking initiation in adolescents and young adults — TU‑10
Improving
Increase past-year attempts to quit smoking in adults — TU‑11
Little or no detectable change
Increase the proportion of adults who get advice to quit smoking from a health care provider — TU‑12
Little or no detectable change
Increase successful quit attempts in adults who smoke — TU‑14
Little or no detectable change
Increase the number of states, territories, and DC that prohibit smoking in worksites, restaurants, and bars — TU‑17
Little or no detectable change
Increase the proportion of smoke-free homes — TU‑18
Improving
Reduce the proportion of people who don't smoke but are exposed to secondhand smoke — TU‑19
Little or no detectable change
Increase the national average tax on cigarettes — TU‑21
Improving
Reduce current cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking in adults — TU‑03
Improving
Eliminate policies in states, territories, and DC that preempt local tobacco control policies — TU‑20
Little or no detectable change
Reduce the lung cancer death rate — C‑02
Improving
Increase the proportion of cancer survivors who are living 5 years or longer after diagnosis — C‑11
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. National Cancer Institute. (2017). A Socioecological Approach to Addressing Tobacco- Related Health Disparities. Retrieved from https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/monographs/monograph-22