Elsevier

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volume 71, March–April 2022, Pages 27-36
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Current state of unhealthy living characteristics in Black/African American and Latino populations: Tobacco use

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Abstract

Over the past six decades, the United States has significantly improved tobacco-related health outcomes through mass efforts in policies, research, and behavioral and clinical interventions. Disparities persist, however, among communities of color who continue to suffer disproportionate rates of cardiovascular disease and other tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. In this review, we synthesize and discuss the tobacco use lifecycle across the lifespan, with special attention paid to socioecological determinants of tobacco-use behavior among Blacks and Latinos. This review summarizes the permeability of tobacco use and tobacco-related determinants across multiple levels of influence, from the individual to the societal, and highlights gaps in the tobacco control and prevention landscape. Given its continued evolution and impact on socially disadvantaged communities, we conclude with recommendations for improving current tobacco research and treatment and prevention efforts.

Keywords

Tobacco use lifecycle
Risk continuum
Tobacco-related health disparities
Blacks
Latinos
Racial and ethnic minorities

Abbreviation

AI/AN
American Indian/Alaska Native
BIPOC
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
CVD
Cardiovascular Disease
COVID-19
Coronavirus Disease 2019
ENDS
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FPL
Federal Poverty Level
LGBTQIA+
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual
NHPI
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
NRT
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
NSDUH
National Survey on Drugs and Health
PEA
Parental Educational Attainment
SDOH
Social Determinants of Health
SES
Socioeconomic Status
SHS
Secondhand Smoke
T21
Tobacco 21
OTP
Other Tobacco Product
T-PUP
Tobacco Product Use Pattern
TUS-CPS
Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey
US
United States

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