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Health Promotion Plan Addressing Tobacco Use
Introduction
This health promotion plan for tobacco product users includes a range of activities and strategies aimed at reducing the harmful effects of tobacco use. First and foremost, we want to provide education about the risks associated with tobacco use, including the dangers of both active and passive smoking. Additionally, this health promotion plan aims to reduce the availability of tobacco products, and to discourage smoking in public places. We want to promote smoke-free policies that can be implemented in workplaces, schools, and other public areas. Finally, effective cessation programs need to be put in place to support smokers who are trying to quit. These programs should be affordable and accessible to all.
Education
Tobacco use is a major public health concern. It is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, responsible for more than 480,000 deaths each year (American Lung Association, 2016). Given the toll that tobacco use takes on our population, it is essential that we have a comprehensive plan to address this problem. Cessation of all tobacco products is our goal and that includes vaping, e-cigarettes, hookah, chewing tobacco, and smoking cessation.
The first step in this health promotion plan is to identify the population that will be affected by the program. In this case, we are targeting smokers. This is a significant group, as there are more than 30 million adult smokers in the United States (CDC, 2020). Not only are we targeting those who use tobacco products, but we are also targeting those who are exposed to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke exposure is a serious health concern, as it can lead to respiratory problems, heart disease, and cancer (CDC, 2020). Therefore, our plan must address both active and passive smoking. Other tobacco products that we will be discussing here are vaping, e-cigarettes, hookah, chewing tobacco. There is no safe tobacco usage. All forms of tobacco usage can lead to serious health effects, like lung cancer, mouth cancer, throat cancer, and other ailments such as coronary heart disease, stroke, respiratory problems, poor bone health, and still birth for pregnant women who use these products (CDC, 2022).
Why This Plan is Needed
The second step in our health promotion plan is to identify the need for the program. There are many reasons why we need to address tobacco use. As mentioned above, tobacco use is responsible for a significant number of deaths each year. In addition, tobacco use...…quitting tobacco products, and help can come in the form of moral support from friends and family, from the aid of nicotine patches to help with withdrawal symptoms, and education. A good best practice recommended by the CDC (2019) is to make sure you have a strong network of support before you try to stop using these products, because the stronger and more supportive your system is the better chance you have of quitting for good.
Conclusion
By taking these considerations into account, policy makers and advocates can develop tailored approaches that are more likely to succeed in reducing tobacco product use. The goal of our plan has been to help people stop using tobacco products and in doing so to reduce the burden of tobacco-related diseases, such as cancer and heart disease. In order to be effective, our health promotion plan has been tailored to the specific needs of you all in the community it is intended to serve. It has responded to changes in the prevalence of tobacco use, and the availability of new products and marketing campaigns. And by taking these factors into account, our health promotion plan can and will play a vital role in reducing the harms caused by tobacco…
References
CDC. (2019). Best practices. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/stateandcommunity/guides/index.htm
CDC. (2020). Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults in the United States. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adult_data/cig_smoking/index.htm
CDC. (2021). State and community work. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/stateandcommunity/index.htm
CDC. (2022). Health effects of cigarette smoking. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/index.htm
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