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Series
Health watch volume no. 75
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2010.
Publisher
[Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment]
Pub. Date
2013
Description
In Colorado, tobacco claims the lives of 4,300 Colorado smokers each year. As it makes its way to our youth, 92,000 Colorado kids age 18 or younger will ultimately die prematurely from smoking. Smoking alone kills more Americans each year than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murder, and suicides...COMBINED. As Coloradans, we pay through the lives of our loved ones and also pay an average of $570 per household in state and federal taxes...
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 93
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Statistics Section
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
The home environment is commonly considered to be a place of safety and comfort for people. However harmful exposures can occur in the home and some Colorado populations have increased risk to these exposures. Unhealthy housing conditions from radon and secondhand smoke exposures occur disproportionately within Colorado populations, resulting in health equity and environmental justice issues.
Author
Publisher
Behavioral Health & Wellness Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Although rates of tobacco use have generally decreased in recent years, this trend is slowing. In addition, the negative health effects of tobacco only grow. It is vital that healthcare providers understand why people use tobacco, the health effects of use, and how to assist in healthy lifestyle changes for those they serve. Healthcare providers are on the front lines for tobacco cessation and for reversing the related health disparities in priority...
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