Smoking Cessation among Blacks

Lung cancer is a serious health problem among blacks, with a mortality rate of 119 per 100,000 black males, compared to 81 per 100,000 for white males. Smoking cessation efforts are most successful when tailored to the black community, using black community networks and broadcast media for black aud...

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Published in:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 1991, Vol.2 (2), p.307-319
Main Authors: Stotts, R. Craig, Glynn, Thomas J, Baquet, Claudia R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans - psychology
At Risk Persons
Behavior Patterns
Black Community
Black White Differences
Cancer
Disease Incidence
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Health Education
Health Programs
Health Promotion
Humans
Male
Males
Mass Media Role
Minority Groups
Mortality Rate
Prevalence
Public Health
Racial Differences
Research Support as Topic
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking - ethnology
Smoking Cessation - methods
Smoking Cessation - psychology
Smoking Prevention
Tobacco
United States - epidemiology
Whites
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Summary:Lung cancer is a serious health problem among blacks, with a mortality rate of 119 per 100,000 black males, compared to 81 per 100,000 for white males. Smoking cessation efforts are most successful when tailored to the black community, using black community networks and broadcast media for black audiences. (SLD)
ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.2010.0148