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16 States That Still Allow Smoking

The 16 States that still allow smoking in
bars and restaurants. Laws that make
restaurants 100% smoke-free,
but still allow smoking in bars.

* Source: Americans for Nonsmoker's Rights

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Geographic Health Disparities

The differences in health behaviors and health
outcomes related to where people live.

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CDC TIPS CAMPAIGN

A Tip From a Former Smoker

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* CDC TIPS From Former Smokers
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CANCER SURVIVORSHIP

“Working with the CDC to help those
living with, through and beyond cancer.”

* CDC Survivorship PDF
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Build Strong Community –
Clinical Linkages in Your State

Engage your local physicians toward the
shared goal of reaching 80% screened for
colorectal cancer by 2018.

* The 80% by 2018 Pledge
* 80% by 2018 Overview Webinar
* 80% by 2018 Graphic Files
* 80% by 2018 Talking Points
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50 Years of Progress

The 2014 Surgeon General’s Report highlights
the health consequences of smoking.

* What You Need To Know About Smoking

“When Smoking Affects Your Family, It’s Personal”
With Former Surgeon General, Regina Benjamin

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a state’s tobacco control program cannot be considered truly comprehensive unless coalitions within individual communities are created to actively advocate for policy change. Coalitions improve the efforts of a...

Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening

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Success Story – Tips From Former Smokers

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TOBACCO

Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. Each year, an estimated 480,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million...
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Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States that is responsible for over 1,500 deaths each day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010, the cost of medical care for cancer was an estimated $124.6 billion in...
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GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES

According to the CDC, health equity is achieved when every person has the opportunity to attain his or her full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or other socially determined circumstances.
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  • The priorities of The Alliance are to identify gaps in information, provide leadership and expertise and promote health interventions that support the appropriate partnerships to reduce geographic health disparities.

    The Alliance is supported by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA); Wake Forest School of Medicine; Michigan State University; and GTM, Inc., an Atlanta-based advertising agency. The Alliance is one of seven national networks funded by the CDC to address tobacco and cancer-related health disparities.
  • Raise awareness about geographic health disparities related to tobacco and cancer and to support the development, dissemination and implementation of effective public health practices.
  • Empower its network, Advisory Council and members to reduce cancer and tobacco-related risk factors affecting geographically disadvantaged populations.

    Disseminate and translate information, tools and strategies that improve the social conditions found at the root cause of health disparities.
  • The Alliance is a national network of coalitions, state programs, public health departments, national organizations, researchers and other community-based agencies dedicated to addressing tobacco and cancer-related geographic health disparities.
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