Populations that warrant special attention for advancing health equity, due to tobacco use and industry targeting, include: African Americans American Indians or Alaska Natives Armed services members and military veterans Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, or Pacific Islanders Hispanics and Latinos Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, (LGBTQ+) individuals People of lower socioeconomic status (SES ) People with mental health and/or substance use disorders (MH/SUD) Youth and Young Adults To learn more about how to talk about tobacco impacts from a health equity perspective, visit Framing Tobacco Disparities and Smoking and Tobacco Use, CDC
and Elizabeth Beard of the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania
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Multiple theories to explain this association have been forwarded