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This health promotion plan is developed for public health specialists to consider cessation of tobacco use, especially in adolescents as an important health concern. A study mentions that the use of tobacco is a leading cause of death in the U.S. Approximately 1600 youth (12-17 years old), smoke a cigarette in a day which predicts that about 5.6 million adolescents will die prematurely due to chronic smoking diseases (Owens et al., 2020). Tobacco use does not only mean smoking but vaping e-cigarettes, the use of hookah and chewing tobacco is also considered a part of it. These are commonly observed in adolescents due to peer pressure and growing technology.
These practices impose various health problems like vaping e-cigarettes can lead to several respiratory and cardiovascular problems (Oriakhi, 2020), hookah smoking is associated with respiratory problems which may further lead to cancer development in the body (Aghdam et al., 2021), and chewing tobacco can lead to gingivitis, gums bleeding, staining and damaging teeth, oral mucosal lesions, and can complicate into oral cancers (Nazir et al., 2019). These tobacco uses not only affect the active users but also spread harmful ingredients through the smoke to other people in the vicinity, this is called passive smoking which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is more dangerous than active use of tobacco.
These statistics and the dangerous effects of tobacco use are the assumptions that there is a need for a health promotion plan for youth and adolescents in the communities so that effective interventions are undertaken to prevent their health and improve their lifestyle.
Importance of Health Promotion Related to Tobacco Use in Adolescents
The population that is usually affected by tobacco use has this demographic data; Age (11-19 years adolescents and 20-26 years young adults), gender (any gender can be affected by males are more likely to get involved), regardless of ethnicity and race, education (mostly middle school or high school students), and belong to low socio-economic status (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022). Various social and environmental factors influence the use of tobacco in this population, for example, excessive use of media and the portrayal of tobacco use in films and series have been influential for these individuals.
With growing technology, youth is addicted to various media channels and have also developed celebrity ideals. They are prone to copy their ideals in every possible way which also includes the use of cigars, hookah, and other tobacco-added products (Donaldson et al., 2022). Another important aspect is social and environmental factors which include imitating the behavior of parents or relatives and pressure from peers who are involved in smoking. Parents and relatives who are involved in such acts do not advocate the need to stop their children from taking these behaviors hence youth gets influenced by parental behaviors which leads to harmful effects in later life. Peer pressure is very common in this group of individuals where every other colleague is involved in tobacco use (Polanska et al., 2022; Vrinten et al., 2022).
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This health promotion plan is developed for public health specialists to consider cessation of tobacco use, especially in adolescents as an important health concern. A study mentions that the use of tobacco is a leading cause of death in the U.S. Approximately 1600 youth (12-17 years old), smoke a cigarette in a day which predicts that about 5.6 million adolescents will die prematurely due to chronic smoking diseases (Owens et al., 2020). Tobacco use does not only mean smoking but vaping e-cigarettes, the use of hookah and chewing tobacco is also considered a part of it. These are commonly observed in adolescents due to peer pressure and growing technology.
These practices impose various health problems like vaping e-cigarettes can lead to several respiratory and cardiovascular problems (Oriakhi, 2020), hookah smoking is associated with respiratory problems which may further lead to cancer development in the body (Aghdam et al., 2021), and chewing tobacco can lead to gingivitis, gums bleeding, staining and damaging teeth, oral mucosal lesions, and can complicate into oral cancers (Nazir et al., 2019). These tobacco uses not only affect the active users but also spread harmful ingredients through the smoke to other people in the vicinity, this is called passive smoking which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is more dangerous than active use of tobacco.
These statistics and the dangerous effects of tobacco use are the assumptions that there is a need for a health promotion plan for youth and adolescents in the communities so that effective interventions are undertaken to prevent their health and improve their lifestyle.
Importance of Health Promotion Related to Tobacco Use in Adolescents
The population that is usually affected by tobacco use has this demographic data; Age (11-19 years adolescents and 20-26 years young adults), gender (any gender can be affected by males are more likely to get involved), regardless of ethnicity and race, education (mostly middle school or high school students), and belong to low socio-economic status (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022). Various social and environmental factors influence the use of tobacco in this population, for example, excessive use of media and the portrayal of tobacco use in films and series have been influential for these individuals.
With growing technology, youth is addicted to various media channels and have also developed celebrity ideals. They are prone to copy their ideals in every possible way which also includes the use of cigars, hookah, and other tobacco-added products (Donaldson et al., 2022). Another important aspect is social and environmental factors which include imitating the behavior of parents or relatives and pressure from peers who are involved in smoking. Parents and relatives who are involved in such acts do not advocate the need to stop their children from taking these behaviors hence youth gets influenced by parental behaviors which leads to harmful effects in later life. Peer pressure is very common in this group of individuals where every other colleague is involved in tobacco use (Polanska et al., 2022; Vrinten et al., 2022).
The reasons tobacco cessation is an important health promotion concern for adolescents are: 1) the growing number of youth entering into these practices, and 2) harmful effects on health. The number of youth involved in the use of tobacco is evident from the statistics provided by the CDC which reveals that about 9 out of 10 people who are involved in tobacco smoking daily, start this activity by the age of 18 years which accounts for 99% of the people trying smoking for the first time by the age of 26 years. More facts reveal that in the year 2022, 14.1% of high school children reported having used e-cigarettes while 1.5% and 1.4% reported the use of hookah and nicotine pouches respectively (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022).
Harmful health effects of tobacco account for another reason why this health promotional plan is important. The component present in cigarettes called nicotine is harmful to the development of the brain and can impair cognitive functions which decreases mental competence in these young adults (Nazir et al., 2019). Other significant problems are respiratory illnesses which include asthma, shortness of breath due to lowered stamina and oxygen depletion during physical activities, and in later phases of life can lead to heart diseases and cancers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.; Zammit et al., 2022).
Furthermore, it is identified that smoking is connected with bronchitis, tuberculosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and oral health probl
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