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Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2006;60(Supplement 2):ii3-ii4; doi:10.1136/jech.2006.052472
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EDITORIAL

Tobacco related health disparities

The Tobacco Research Network on Disparities (TReND)

Richard R Clayton

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr R R Clayton
University of Kentucky College of Public Health, 121 Washington Avenue Suite 110 Lexington, KY 40536-0003, USA; clayton@uky.edu


The mission of TReND is to eliminate tobacco related disparities through transdiscipliniary research that advocates the science, translates this scientific knowledge into practice, and informs public policy.

Keywords: health disparities; tobacco

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There are two important goals for the USA in Healthy People 2010. The first is to increase quality and years of healthy life. The second is to eliminate health disparities. These disparities include differences in tobacco related outcomes as well as patterns of tobacco use by gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status and socioeconomic position (that is, education, income, occupational status, wealth), geographical location, sexual orientation, and various forms of disability. The 2000 surgeon general’s report Reducing Tobacco Use identified eliminating health disparities related to tobacco use as a major public health challenge. In 2002 representatives from a number of disciplines and organisations met at a National Conference on Tobacco and Health Disparities. In addition to reviewing the existing science and highlighting gaps in the knowledge base, one outcome of this conference was development and articulation of a research agenda for eliminating tobacco related health disparities.1

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