Advancing tobacco prevention and control in rural America

In the United States, rural communities bear a disproportionate burden of health harms related to commercial tobacco use. In response to this persisting public health problem, rural stakeholders have shown energy and creativity in generating and implementing solutions. Through a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) developed a report entitled Advancing Tobacco Prevention and Control in Rural America. Report objectives were to examine rates and patterns of commercial tobacco use across rural subpopulations, explore aspects of the rural context that may affect tobacco prevention and control efforts, provide an overview of rural tobacco control activities over the past 10 years, suggest directions for future research, and offer recommendations for advancing rural tobacco control initiatives. View a webinar on the topic here. Visit the Grantee Rural Communities page on Tobacco Free Colorado website.

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