2016 Georgia Adult Disparities in Tobacco Use Report

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• Corporate Authors:
  Georgia. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable illness and deaths in tobacco users and non-users in Georgia. About 10.1% of deaths among Georgia adults are linked to smoking. There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes, when burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are poisonous. Most first use of cigarettes occurs by age 18 (87%), with nearly all first use by 26 years of age (98%). Although cigarette smoking has declined significantly since 1964, a very large disparities in tobacco use remain across groups defined by race, ethnicity, educational level, and socioeconomic status and across regions of the country. To ultimately eliminate tobacco-related disparities, equity in tobacco prevention and control must be achieved by removing avoidable structural and social barriers and equally implementing tobacco control programs and policies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Demography Epidemiology Healthcare Disparities Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Cigarette Smoking Demographic Characteristics Health Disparities Health Promotion Socioeconomics Surveillance Programs Tobacco
• Publisher:
  Georgia Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054339
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Public Health, 2016 Apr; :1-13
• Contact Point Address:
  Tobacco Epidemiologist, Chronic Disease, Healthy Behaviors and Injury Epidemiology Section, Division of Health Protection, Georgia Department of Public Health, 2 Peachtree Street NW, 14th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Georgia State Department of Public Health, Atlanta
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  2016 Georgia adult disparities in tobacco use report
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e1e6265dc3834ffab37016ef7c3237845440d0c76cf33967446d8e16c568381185b4b2b720a45aa327d33e9681c74c127c5c4d13618e8320e197152aa6ca55d9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216925/cdc_216925_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]