New Surgeon General Report

The new Surgeon General Report has launched this morning! It's 900 pages of powerful science about the disparate impact that tobacco has on different communities in the US. Check it out here at Surgeon General's Report: Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities | Tobacco - Surgeon General's Reports | CDC

Some of the important findings and conclusions from the report are:

• Cigarette smoking continues to be a major cause of death and disease, causing more than 490,000 deaths per year, including 50,000 Black adults, 15,000 Hispanic adults, and 400,000 White adults.
• Tobacco-caused disparities continue to persist and expand within race and ethnicity, level of income, level of education, sexual orientation and gender identity, occupation, geography, behavioral health status, and disability status.
• The Tobacco industry's targeted marketing of its deadly products is largely responsible for these disparities. Tobacco marketing in general (and marketing for menthol cigarettes) is more common in neighborhoods that have a greater percentage of African American residents and residents with lower incomes.

This new Surgeon General's report summarizes that progress towards eliminating tobacco-related health disparities in the U.S. and also examines these topic areas:

• Influences of flavors and menthol in tobacco products
• Social and environmental factors that influence disparities
• The Tobacco industry's past and present targeting of certain groups of people
• Policies and practices to prevent and reduce tobacco use and address tobacco-related health disparities

Check out this summary report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here Surgeon General's Report: Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities | Tobacco - Surgeon General's Reports | CDC