It’s Quitting Time!Educating African American Women the Importance of Smoking

Cessation

Brittinae Bell

HSCI 5108: Instructional Media

Western University of Health Sciences

Disturbing Trends

Approximately 45,000 African Americans in the United States die from tobacco-related diseases annually.

Smoking-related illnesses are the #1 cause of death in the African American community

1.6 million African Americans under the age of 18, will become regular smokers. Of those, about 500,000 will die prematurely from a tobacco-related disease

Tobacco-related diseases kill more African Americans each year than car crashes, AIDS, murders, and drug and alcohol abuse put together.

Demographics

30%

27%

19%

16%

9%

American Felmale Smokers

American Indian/Alaska NativeMultiracialWhiteAfrican AmericanHispanic

African American women have lower smoking rates than white women, however, they are more likely to die from lung cancer than white women (Office on Women’s Health, 2010).

Health consequences of smoking

Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and can help cause numerous cancers and chronic disease.

Cancers

• Lung• Colon• Liver• Kidney• Stomach

Chronic Diseases

• COPD• Coronary Heart

Disease• Cardiovascular

Disease• Stroke• Lung Disease

Smoking and Pregnancy

Smoking can make it difficult for women to get pregnant.

Smoking increases the risk for:

Early delivery

Stillbirth

Low birth weight

Sudden infant death syndrome

Secondhand Smoke

Secondhand smoke causes an array of health problems for infants and children. These problems include: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Ear Infections

Respiratory Infections

Severe Asthma Attacks

Increased Risks of Bronchitis and Pneumonia

Smoking is Expensive

The average smoker spends over $2000/year on cigarettes (based on the average price of $5.51/pack and 1 pack/day)

The U.S. spends more than $289 billion/year

$133 billion in direct medical care

$156 billion in lost productivity

Benefits of Quitting Timeline

20 Minutes after:

Heart Rate and Blood Pressure

Drop

12 Hours after:

The carbon monoxide

level in your blood drops to normal.

1 Year after:

The excess risk of

coronary heart disease is half that of a continuing

smoker’s

5 Years after:Risk of

cancer of the mouth, throat,

esophagus, and bladder

are cut in half. Cervical cancer risk falls to that of a non-smoker.

Stroke risk can fall to

that of a non-smoker after 2-5 years.

15 Years after:

The risk of coronary

heart disease is that of a

non-smoker’s.

Smoking Cessation Techniques

Nicotine Replacement Products• Patch• Gum• Lozenge• Nasal Spray

Prescription• Zyban• Chantix

Other Methods• Hypnosis• Counseling• Group Therapy

References

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Office on Women’s Health. (2010). Minority women's health: smoking. Retrieved from website: http://www.womenshealth.gov/minority-health/african-americans/smoking.html

 Robinson, R. G., Sutton, C. D., James , D. A., & Orleans, C. T. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. (2003). Pathways to freedom: Winning the fight against tobacco. Retrieved from website: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/pathways/pdfs/pathways.pdf

 National Organization for Women Foundation. (2012). African American Women And TobaccoFact Sheet for the Women's Health Project. Retrieved from http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues/health/whp/aafactsheet.html

 American Lung Association. (2014). Smoking cessation: The economic benefits. Retrieved from website: http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/tobacco-control-advocacy/reports-resources/cessation-economic-benefits/states/united-states.html

 National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. (2001). Smoking and tobacco use. Retrieved from website: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.htm

American Cancer Society. (2014). Guide to quitting smoking. Retrieved from website: http://www.cancer.org/healthy/stayawayfromtobacco/guidetoquittingsmoking/index