Tobacco-related disparities viewed through the lens of intersectionality

Individual Author(s) / Organizational Author
Sheffer, Christine
Williams, Jill
Erwin, Deborah
Smith, Phillip
Carl, Ellen
Ostroff, Jamie
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date
February 2022
Publication
Nicotine & Tobacco Research
Abstract / Description

Despite remarkable progress, tobacco control efforts are not equitably distributed, and tobacco-related disparities continue to contribute to significant health disparities. Our premise in this commentary is that Intersectionality can serve as a productive analytical framework for examining tobacco-related disparities across and within multiple marginalized populations. Intersectionality is a theoretical framework for understanding the multiple interlocking societal systems that bestow privilege and oppression and is increasingly being to the study of health inequities. We present a model and describe how tobacco-related disparities can be understood via critical elements of Intersectionality. We conclude that the application of Intersectionality to understanding tobacco-related disparities has potential to stimulate meaningful discussion and lead to new and innovative multilevel and cross-cutting interventions to eliminate tobacco-related disparities and foster culturally safe environment in which all people can thrive. (author abstract)

 

Artifact Type
Research
Reference Type
Journal Article
Topic Area
Social/Structural Determinants » Environment/Context