Preparing for a Tobacco-Free Generation

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CE Course Description

Tobacco use continues to kill more individuals than any other preventable cause. The purpose of this brief, intermediate level continuing education course is to provide an overview of the current dangers of smoking and to outline strategies that will combat tobacco industry marketing and other influences that contribute to smoking. The course, developed using information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and Health, is intended to educate and motivate smokers and potential smokers in order to fight the smoking epidemic.

Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CE Course Objectives

1. Describe the characteristics of the current smoking epidemic in the U.S. including how the risks from smoking have become deadlier over time.
2. Outline the devastating effects smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke have on the human body.
3. Discuss ways to reduce smoking rates quickly and dramatically and benefits that would occur as a result.
4. Identify vulnerabilities young people face related to smoking and second-hand smoke.
5. Summarize work still to be done to achieve the goal of a society free from tobacco-related disease and death.

CE Course Outline

Section 1: A Persistent Epidemic - 18 mins

1. Introduction - 3 mins
2. The Killer Cigarette - 5 mins
3. The Power of Nicotine Addiction - 10 mins

Section 2: Diseases and Health Problems Linked to Smoking - 30 mins

1. Cancer Trigger - 4 mins
2. Breath Blocker - 4 mins
3. Heart Stopper - 4 mins
4. Smoking and Reproduction - 3 mins
5. Smoking and Diabetes - 3 mins
6. Smoking and the Immune System - 4 mins
7. Smoking and Eye Disease - 4 mins

Section 3: The Next 50 Years - 12 mins

1. Saving Millions of Lives - 6 mins
2. Ending the Tobacco Use Epidemic - 6 mins

Total Time: 60 minutes (1 hour)
Course Level: Introductory

Course Date: 2018-07-02

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