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• African American/Black • African Americans/Blacks are • Menthol products are given more
individuals usually smoke fewer more likely to be exposed to shelf space and oft en feature
cigarettes and start smoking at second hand smoke than any price promotions like discounts
an older age, yet are more likely other racial or ethnic group. and multi-pack coupons in
to die from smoking-related African American and other
• Hispanics/Latinos have less
diseases such as heart disease, minority neighborhoods.
health care coverage and are less
cancer and stroke compared to
likely to be advised by a health • Hispanic populations are
White individuals.
care provider to quit or have targeted with brand names like
access to cessation treatments. “Rio” and “Dorado” and may
be influenced by Big Tobacco’s

• People living below poverty
financial contributions for

and people with lower levels of
college education, as well as their
education smoke more than the
support of Hispanic culture and
general population and are more
arts.

likely to suffer from diseases

caused by smoking. • The LGBTQ community is
targeted by advertising at gay
• People living in rural areas have
Steven’s 18-20% higher rates of lung PRIDE festivals and marketing
Greenhouse cancer compared to people living that depicts tobacco use as a
“normal” part of LGBTQ life.
in urban areas.
• An old marketing campaign,
& Produce The tobacco industry is responsible for Project SCUM, which stood for

at least a portion of these disparities.
They heavily market their deadly “Sub-Culture Urban Marketing”

targeted LGBTQ and homeless
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populations in ways that appeal to
them. For example: • A higher number of tobacco
11339B Ridgely Rd • Menthol tobacco products are retailers are found in low-
(404 and Ridgely Rd in Hillsboro) heavily marketed and advertised income areas and companies
have historically used discount
in culturally relevant ways
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE towards the African American/ coupons and point-of-sale
Owner: Steven Dosh Black community. discounts to promote the
purchase of these deadly
products.
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see anti-tobacco marketing campaigns,
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Blood Analysis • Diet Medication • Multi-Vitamins gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/
Weigh in on body fat composition scale Disparities. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/
disparities/index.htm
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