Plan For Community ChangeReducing Use of Tobacco

InMontcalm County

Presented by:

Karen Bowers, Nanette Brown, Cindy Magirl, Laura Parker, Tennille Sassano, and Kathy Vietti

 

Tobacco Facts

Nicotine: Most addictive chemical in tobacco

1950’s Researchers linked cigarette smoking to health issues

1960’s Cigarette smoking peaked in the United States

91.5 million current and former smokers in the United States

BenchmarksTobacco Use

Montcalm County 26.7%

Michigan 19.8%

United States 19.0

Montcalm County

Michigan United States0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

26.70%

19.80% 19.00%

Tobacco Use Benchmarks

Tobacco Use Benchmarks

ContributingFactors

Younger population

Lower educational level

Males

Lack of health insurance

No primary care provider

TranstheoreticalModel

 

Community Health Nursing Diagnosis

Risk of developing lung diseases (emphysema, bronchitis and chronic airway obstruction)

Among adults age 18 and older in Montcalm County

Related to the high cigarette smoking rates

As demonstrated by the smoking rate of 26.7% compared to 19.6% for the State of Michigan

Causative Factors

Tobacco advertising

Selling tobacco to youths

Peer pressure/Social image

Reducing Causative Factors

Advertise health damage caused by tobacco use.

Encourage smoking cessation; provide free help

Reduce tobacco advertising to youth.

Decrease illegal sales to under age population.

President Obama’s Great AmericanSmoke Out Message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd-gboZJYZ0

Improved Health Indicators

Statistical data should show a decline of tobacco use in Montcalm County

Reduction of chronic lung disease

Decreased tobacco sales

Decrease healthcare costs

Local hospital tobacco programs

WHO???????

Family

Friend

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Tobacc

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IndustryPeers

Society

Youth

Prevention Is The Key

Community Intervention

• United LifestylesHospitals

Primary Care Physicians

Dentists

Schools

Youth Clinics

How To Target Our Youth Population

Educational Brochures

Small Group

Sessions

Barriers

Cost of brochures

Parental consent for graphic nature of content

Limited resources

Availability

Smoking Is Hazardous To Health

Evaluation of Intervention

Statistical data for the percentage of smokers in Montcalm County would decrease

Compare the data of the upcoming Montcalm County Profile Health Assessment with the next 5-10 years

The goal would be to see the statistics from the local community tobacco cessation programs have an increased enrollment

References AddictionInfo.org, (2013). Retrieved from:

http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/276//transtheoretical-model-of-Behavior-Change/Page1.html

American Lung Association, (2013). An Epidemic of Tobacco Use in Rural Communities Retrieved from: http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/disparities-reports/cutting-tobaccos-rural-roots/2013/an-epidemic-of-tabacco-use-in.html

Center of Disease Control and Prevention, (2013) Tips From Former Smokers Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/about

Center of Disease Control and Prevention, (2013) Data and Statistics Retrieved from: www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statisitics/sgr2

Davidson, T., Willingham E., (2008). Nicotine and related disorders. Retrieved from Health and Wellness Resource Center Database

Felberbaum, M., (2013) U.S. to Revise Cigarette Warning Labels Retrieved from: www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/19/cigarette-warning-labels/20005491

References

Health Resource Center Student Health Services Tobacco Abuse (2013) Retrieved from: http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/hrc

Healthy People 2020, (2013) Tobacco Retrieved from: http://healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/tobacco.aspx?tab=data

Health Resource Center Student Health Services Tobacco Abuse (2013) http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/hrc

Hopkins, D.Briss, P. Ricard, C., Husten, C., Carande-Kulis, V., Fielding, J., Alao, M., McKenna, J., Sharp, D., Harris, J., Woollery, T., Harris, K., The Task Force on Community Preventive Services. (2001). Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 20(2S). Retrieved from:http://www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/tobac-AJPM-evrev.pdf

References

Michigan Department of Community Health. (n.d.) Tobacco Control Program. Retrievedfrom: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,4612,7-132-2940_2955_2973---,00.html

Mid-Michigan District Health Department, (2011) Community Health Assessment Montcalm County Profile 2011. Retrieved from: http://mmdhd.org/cha/Montcalm/CHA_Montcalm_Co_Profile.pdf

Michigan Department of Treasury (2012). Michigan's cigarette and tobacco taxes. Retrieved from http://www.michigan.gov/documents/treasury/CigaretteAndTobaccoTaxes2011StatisticalUpdate_397083_7.pdf

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, (2012) Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Retrieved from: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/preventing-youth-tobacco-use/index.html