Hispanic and Latino People and Commercial Tobacco Use: Health Disparities and Ways to Advance Health Equity

At a glance

  • Everyone deserves a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. This is called health equity.
  • Achieving health equity means addressing systemwide problems, unfair practices, and unjust conditions that have a negative impact on the health of specific groups.
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Overview

In order to achieve health equity, we work to eliminate health disparities. Health disparities are differences in health outcomes that are closely linked with social, economic, and environmental factors that affect Hispanic and Latino people. To improve health equity, we must consider the role of commercial tobacco.A

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Unfair and Unjust Practices and Conditions Harm Hispanic and Latino People and Drive Health Disparities

Unfair and unjust practices related to commercial tobacco harm people and drive health disparities.
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Hispanic and Latino People Need More Protection From Secondhand Smoke Exposure

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Content Source:
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Office on Smoking and Health
  1. "Commercial tobacco" means harmful products that are made and sold by tobacco companies. It does not include "traditional tobacco" used by Indigenous groups for religious or ceremonial purposes.