Story of CDC : Smoking: the most preventable cause of disease

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). David J. Sencer CDC Museum.
• Description:
  This exhibit focuses on CDC’s work in smoking and health. Now readily understood as a major health risk, smoking was not always viewed this way. In 1964, the Public Health Service established the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health, the forerunner of CDC’s current Office on Smoking and Health. In the 1980s, smoking became one of the most targeted causes of chronic disease. CDC’s expanding smoking-related programs advanced plans to create a chronic disease center, and in 1988 the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion became a reality. In addition, CDC’s environmental labs have provided critical evidence about the risks of exposure to secondhand smoke.
• Content Notes:
  Building Blocks of Prevention -- New Regulations: Using Data to Support Change -- Cigarettes in the Lab -- Enrichment Modules.
• Subjects:
  CDC--history History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Smoking Smoking Cessation
• Series:
  Story of CDC
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Exhibition
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Collection(s):
  David J. Sencer CDC Museum
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:be89912704eaf5f8a0feef9cae8c6f138cf2775d52e8281c4c41c8ce35d9babb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/105123/cdc_105123_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 746.56 KB ]