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PEOPLE WITH LOWER INCOMES
 Thanks to the tobacco industry’s targeted marketing efforts, lower-income populations and those with less formal education are particularly burdened by tobacco use: people with lower incomes smoke more, suffer more, spend more, and die more from tobacco use.1
The tobacco industry has gone to great lengths to target lower income and racial and ethnic groups. Through market research and aggressive promotions, the industry has successfully infiltrated these communities, and the industry’s “investment” in promoting tobacco use in these communities has had a destructive impact.2
Below are curated resources from trusted sources and leading orgs in the tobacco/health space. Use these to educate yourself, others, or to inform action you take in your community to advance health equity/tobacco prevention work. These resources will be updated so check back often!
Whether you are a provider or a student, there is something for everyone here. If you have any recommendations for inclusion, please send them our way.
Definitions to Help You Navigate:
- Quitline – a broad term that includes the following free resources designed to help individuals quit smoking: telephone counseling, self-help materials, nicotine patches and online help offered in a variety of languages.
- Toolkit – a broad term referring to a collection of tobacco resources such as research, briefs, reports, services/programs, and best practices.
People with Lower Income Resources
Educational Resources:
Rhode Island Resources:
People Experiencing Homelessness Resources
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Thank you to the above organizations for providing information to the public at no cost and working to advance health equity in tobacco prevention and treatment work.
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