1) Focus Area 27: Tobacco Use
- Goal: to reduce illness, disability, and dealth related to tobacco use and exposure to second hand smoke.
- Objective: 27-10 Reduce the proportion of non-smokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.
- Target of objective have been met. According to the quotient chart, by 136%
- Objectives met by 136%
- Group with the best rate was Hispanic/Latino. From what I gathered from the disparity table Black non-Hispanics then followed.
- There was no data available in regards to gender and education. Like wise income was not documented.
- Lack of data seems to be the main concern, spanning all the way from toxins to consumption levels. Smokeless tobacco items such as hookah have not been researched properly leading consumers to believe that they have no health risks associated with them. The internet poses concerns as well, making tobacco to easy to get into anyone's hands.
- Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L.
- Latest Action: 1/4/2010 Referred to House subcommittees
- Recommended Vote: Yes on Healthy Air for Federal Workers Act! :)
- Political Representative: Ron Kind (D)
Another tobacco objective! Go Blog Group :) I am really interested in tobacco topics so I love that I get to read another objective about tobacco. I do wish there was more data on smokeless tobacco products and some of the other crazy new products they have out there. It would help so much if we knew more about them. I would definitely vote yes for the bill you chose.
ReplyDeleteI too like reading about these tobacco objectives. It is a common topic! It is interesting to see all the different goals and such. Second hand smoke is scary and it can be prevented. It will be interesting to learn more on the issue.
ReplyDeleteGood work. I really like your picture. Are you going to be taking part in the All American Smoke-out this week? This past week in Laughlin, we stayed at a casino and of course casinos are free game for smoking. It was disgusting! I stayed by the pool as often as possible.
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