Disparities in Rural Tobacco Use, Smoke-Free Policies, and Tobacco Taxes. (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Buettner-Schmidt, Kelly; Miller, Donald R.; Maack, Brody
• Is Part Of: Western journal of nursing research. Volume 41:Number 8(2019)
• Page Start: 1184
• Page End: 1202
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: electronic nicotine delivery systems -- rural health -- smoke-free policy -- taxes -- tobacco products -- tobacco smoke pollution; Nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Research -- West (U.S.) -- Periodicals; Nursing -- West (U.S.) -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing Research -- Periodicals; Soins infirmiers -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Soins infirmiers -- Périodiques; Soins infirmiers -- Recherche -- États-Unis (Ouest) -- Périodiques; Soins infirmiers -- États-Unis (Ouest) -- Périodiques; Soins infirmiers; Recherche; États-Unis (Ouest); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 610.730702
• DOI: 10.1177/0193945919828061
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0193-9459

Abstract

Tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) remain leading causes of preventable disease, disability, and mortality in the United States. Rural populations are among those being left behind in the recent declining smoking rates and have become a focus of discussions on tobacco-related disparities. This article describes tobacco-related disparities in rural populations including tobacco use, exposure to SHS, smoke-free policies, and tobacco taxes. Nurses, as social justice and tobacco control policy advocates, are needed especially at the local level, where much of the policy work occurs and where nursing's voice is respected and can be powerful.