May 20, 2018
Episode Five: African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting On this episode of the Counter Tobacco Podcast, we continue our discussion at how different aspects of people’s lives are used by big tobacco and ultimately, how we can stop their influence from further spreading. Today’s episode focuses on African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting. Sources The Role of the Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use US Census Inequalities in tobacco outlet density by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status, 2012, USA: results from the ASPiRE Study Reducing Disparities in Tobacco Retailer Density by Banning Tobacco Product Sales Near Schools CDC: African Americans and Tobacco Use Tobacco Free Kids: Tobacco Company Marketing to African Americans https://countertobacco.org/resources-tools/evidence-summaries/menthol/ Audio Why So Many African Americans Smoke Cigarettes Tobacco Advertising: African Americans Worth More | Struggling Communities | :60 Report l truth Uptown Cigs Campaign Credits Written, edited, and produced by Lindsay Miller