Research

Racial/Ethnic and socioeconomic differences in multiple risk factors for heart disease and stroke in women: behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2003
An article in the November 2006 issue of the Journal of Women's Health shows over one third of U.S. women has two or more risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Click here to view the abstract.

Socioeconomic status and trends in disparities in 4 major risk factors for cardiovascular disease among US adults, 1971-2002
An article in the November 2006 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine shows despite general success in reducing CVD risk factors in the US, education- and income-related disparities have worsened for smoking. Click here to view the abstract.

Views on smoking cessation methods in ethnic minority communities: A qualitative investigation
Focus group investigation with current and former smokers from four ethnic minority communities reveals different groups beliefs, views toward doctors, and lack of knowledge as important determinants of the use of tobacco treatments. Within all groups, pharmacotherapy was rarely utilized for smoking cessation and participants had low knowledge and poor understanding of its benefits. To read the study, publishing in Preventive Medicine, click here.

Tobacco use and low-income African Americans: Policy implications
The February 2007 issue of Addictive Behaviors features a study that examines the prevalence and predictors for current tobacco use among 388 residents of a Housing Authority complex in the South. Click here to view the abstract.

Beliefs about tobacco use in African Americans
A new study, published in the journal Ethnicity and Disease, conducted interviews with over 90 African American men and women to gather their beliefs about issues related to smoking initiation and cessation. Overall, results suggested that African Americans believe that biological factors such as genes play a limited role in tobacco use behaviors. Additionally, sociodemographic factors, rather than tobacco use, are associated with tobacco use beliefs within the population. Click here for the study abstract.

Ghettoizing outdoor advertising: Disadvantage and ad panel density in black neighborhoods
An article in the December 2006 issue of the Journal of Urban Health investigates correlates of outdoor advertising density, including tobacco ads, in predominantly African American neighborhoods in New York City. To view the abstract, click here.

Reaching and treating Spanish-speaking smokers through the National Cancer Institute's cancer information service: A randomized controlled trial
A article in the December 2006 issue of Cancer examines Adios al Fumar, a study to increase the reach of the Spanish language cessation counseling provided by the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service and to evaluate a culturally sensitive, proactive, program among Spanish-speaking smokers. To view the abstract, click here.

Smoking cessation for a pan-tribal native population
Focus groups with Oklahoma Area Indian Health Service patients looked into the meaning of tobacco and the feasibility of smoking cessation interventions in a pan-tribal population. Participants suggested modifications to a currently untested program designed by the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma’s Tobacco Prevention Program. To read the full article, published in Medical Anthropology Quarterly, click here.

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Resources

LGBT Tobacco Online Resource Library
The LGBT National Tobacco Control Network maintains an inventory of materials submitted to the OUTSOURCES page of their website, including resources on research, disparities planning, cultural competency and more. Click here to access the resource inventory. If you have LGBT tobacco related products that aren't posted, send them to the Network at lgbttobacco@gmail.com.

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Projects

Anti-smoking experts urged to target gays
At the annual meeting of the National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines, experts discussed the limited anti-tobacco messages targeting LGBT individuals, despite estimates that they are 40-70 percent more likely to be addicted to smoking than other groups. Bob Witeck, CEO of Witeck-Combs Communications, a gay marketing and consulting firm teamed up with Scout, network director for the National LGBT Tobacco Control Network, to coach leaders of state-sponsored quit lines on how to use targeted marketing to get anti-smoking information to gays. Click here to read more.

Stop-smoking efforts reaching out to homeless
Amid skepticism, campaigns to help homeless individuals stop smoking are appearing in Chicago and across the country. At a Humboldt Park shelter in Chicago, regular meetings are being held where the homeless can discuss their nicotine addition. In New York City, Zyban and other anti-smoking pills will be distributed over the next few months. Nicotine patches have been offered at shelters in Seattle since last fall and will soon be made available in Wisconsin shelters. Click here to learn more.

Ontario takes direct aim at Aboriginal smokers
The government of Ontario is launching a public awareness campaign aimed at encouraging members of the Aboriginal community to quit smoking. The campaign, titled ‘What You Do Matters,’ consists of radio announcements, print ads, posters, pamphlets and fact sheets. The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the difference between traditional tobacco and commercial tobacco use. The rate of smoking among Aboriginal people can be three times the provincial average. Click here for more information.

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