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Topic: secondhand smoke

Seminar
1 seminar

In Addiction Medicine and Psychology

Seminar · Public Health

Advancing Communication Science to Address Tobacco-Related Health Disparities

Andy Tan · University of Pennsylvania

Fri, Feb 19, 2021 · 06:00 UTC

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths and illnesses in the United States and globally. Sexual, racial, ethnic minorities, young adults, and populations from rural areas and lower socioeconomic positions are disproportionately impacted by the health harms of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. In this talk, Andy Tan, Associate Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, will provide an overview of integrating communication science to address inequalities in health information exposure, message processing, and behavioral effects associated with pro- and anti-t