2009 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence Susanne E. Tanski, MD, FAAP The AAP Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence http://www.aap.org/richmondcenter/ Tobacco Use Prevention for Children and Youth
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2009 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence
Susanne E. Tanski, MD, FAAPThe AAP Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellencehttp://www.aap.org/richmondcenter/
Tobacco Use Prevention for Children and YouthTobacco Use Prevention for Children and Youth
2009 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence
Objectives
Learn prevalence of youth tobacco use worldwide
Understand the influences for youth tobacco use
Review some prevention/treatment for youth tobacco use
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2009 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence
Section ASection A
Impact and Use of Tobacco
2009 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence
Worldwide Tobacco Impact
Global use of tobacco products is increasing Epidemic shifting to the developing world, 84% of
smokers decreasing in high-income countries
Almost half the world’s children breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke 700 million children
2009 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence
Youth Tobacco Use: U.S.
In 2007, 50.3% of students surveyed in the U.S. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) had smoked a cigarette 12.4% of students had at some point smoked daily 20% reported current smoking (within the last 30 days)
Of U.S. youth smokers, 49.7% had tried to quit Overall current tobacco use was reported at 25.7%
29.9% of White youth, 16% of Black youth, and 20.1% of Hispanic youth