University at Buffalo 3 credits RPG
Tobacco use, mostly in the form of cigarettes, has caused more than 20 million deaths in the United States since the release of the first Surgeon General¿s report in 1964, including more than 480,000 deaths in the United States every year. More than 8 million Americans currently experience one or more serious illnesses (e.g., heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, other cancers, chronic respiratory diseases) caused by smoking. Worldwide, nearly 6 million people die every year from tobacco-attributable diseases. If current trends continue, nearly one billion tobacco-attributable deaths will occur worldwide during the 21st century, with most occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Tobacco control has emerged as a significant component of public health practice, having already postponed millions of deaths. The potential is far greater. There is an urgent need for worldwide implementation of effective tobacco-control strategies to prevent initiation, promote quitting, and protect non-users. The science base of tobacco control has expanded considerably in the past decade. This course is designed to teach students about that research so that they will have a clear understanding of the patterns, determinants, and consequences of tobacco use; as well as of techniques available to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-attributable morbidity and mortality. By the end of the course students will be able to (1) Understand the various conceptual frameworks used by public health practitioners in understanding and interpreting trends in use, causality, and control strategies; (2)Learn about the design of cigarettes and other tobacco products; (3) Understand which diseases are caused using various tobacco products and by exposure to secondhand smoke. (4) Understand the trends in and patterns of tobacco use in the United States and throughout the world and be able to identify relevant data sources.
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