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It’s Quitting Time! Educating African American Women the Importance of Smoking Cessation

It’s Quitting Time! Educating African American Women the Importance of Smoking Cessation. Brittinae Bell HSCI 5108: Instructional Media Western University of Health Sciences. Disturbing Trends.

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It’s Quitting Time! Educating African American Women the Importance of Smoking Cessation

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  1. It’s Quitting Time!Educating African American Women the Importance of Smoking Cessation Brittinae Bell HSCI 5108: Instructional Media Western University of Health Sciences

  2. Disturbing Trends • Approximately 45,000 African Americans in the United States die from tobacco-related diseases annually. • Smoking-related illnesses are the #1 cause of death in the African American community • 1.6 million African Americans under the age of 18, will become regular smokers. Of those, about 500,000 will die prematurely from a tobacco-related disease • Tobacco-related diseases kill more African Americans each year than car crashes, AIDS, murders, and drug and alcohol abuse put together.

  3. Demographics African American women have lower smoking rates than white women, however, they are more likely to die from lung cancer than white women (Office on Women’s Health, 2010).

  4. Health consequences of smoking Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and can help cause numerous cancers and chronic disease.

  5. Smoking and Pregnancy • Smoking can make it difficult for women to get pregnant. • Smoking increases the risk for: • Early delivery • Stillbirth • Low birth weight • Sudden infant death syndrome

  6. Secondhand Smoke • Secondhand smoke causes an array of health problems for infants and children. These problems include: • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome • Ear Infections • Respiratory Infections • Severe Asthma Attacks • Increased Risks of Bronchitis and Pneumonia

  7. Smoking is Expensive • The average smoker spends over $2000/year on cigarettes (based on the average price of $5.51/pack and 1 pack/day) • The U.S. spends more than $289 billion/year • $133 billion in direct medical care • $156 billion in lost productivity

  8. Benefits of Quitting Timeline

  9. Smoking Cessation Techniques

  10. References • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Office on Women’s Health. (2010). Minority women's health: smoking. Retrieved from website: http://www.womenshealth.gov/minority-health/african-americans/smoking.html • Robinson, R. G., Sutton, C. D., James , D. A., & Orleans, C. T. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. (2003). Pathways to freedom: Winning the fight against tobacco. Retrieved from website: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/pathways/pdfs/pathways.pdf • National Organization for Women Foundation. (2012). African American Women And TobaccoFact Sheet for the Women's Health Project. Retrieved from http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues/health/whp/aafactsheet.html • American Lung Association. (2014). Smoking cessation: The economic benefits. Retrieved from website: http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/tobacco-control-advocacy/reports-resources/cessation-economic-benefits/states/united-states.html • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. (2001). Smoking and tobacco use. Retrieved from website: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.htm • American Cancer Society. (2014). Guide to quitting smoking. Retrieved from website: http://www.cancer.org/healthy/stayawayfromtobacco/guidetoquittingsmoking/index

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