Congratulations to Shyanika W. Rose, PhD, MA who recently contributed to a new Surgeon General's report, "Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities: A Report of the Surgeon General." The report highlights the latest scientific evidence on disparities in:

  • commercial tobacco product use,
  • exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke,
  • exposure to marketing of tobacco products; and
  • smoking-related health outcomes.

The report outlines tobacco prevention and control strategies that have the potential to reduce tobacco-related disparities. It also offers a vision for a future where zero lives are harmed by or lost to commercial tobacco, and a call to action for all sectors of society to realize that vision. 

Dr. Rose served as the lead chapter author of two chapters - Chapter 4: Social and Environmental Influences on Tobacco-Related Health Disparities and Chapter 5: Tobacco Industry Influences on Tobacco-Related Health Disparities. Conclusions from this report can support policy, practice and research to guide the field in reducing and eliminating tobacco-related disparities. 

You can read more about the report here: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco-surgeon-general-reports/about/2024-end-tobacco-disparities.html