Tobacco 101Introduction to

Prevention and Control of Tobacco Use

Our Learning Environment

Training Topics

Evolution of Tobacco Control

Prevalence of Tobacco Use

Impact of Tobacco Use

Factors that Influence Use

Learning ObjectivesEvolution of Tobacco

Control Describe the evolution of the tobacco control

movement.

Understand how events in U.S. history affected tobacco use.

Show you understand how tobacco use emerged as a public health problem.

Learning Objectives

Look at the problem of tobacco use from a national perspective.

Obtain data on the prevalence and effects of tobacco use.

Understand the importance of local data.

Prevalence of Tobacco Use

Discuss the health effects and health risks associated with tobacco use.

Discuss the health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke.

Understand and explain the economic effects of tobacco use.

Learning ObjectivesImpact of Tobacco Use

Learning Objectives

Discuss the physiological and psychological effects of tobacco use.

Describe how the tobacco industry influences tobacco use.

Discuss the government’s role in controlling tobacco use.

Factors that Influence Use