Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
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Abstract
Despite the fact that the consequences of tobacco use are well identified and known, it remains the single most preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. In West Virginia alone, the adult prevalence of cigarette smoking is 26.8%. This study researches the perceptions of the Cooperative Extension Service’s involvement and role in county-level coalitions that address tobacco use in West Virginia. The research findings provide practical areas to increase the role of the Extension Service in these vital efforts to save lives, reduce economic hardships on families, and reduce the health-care burden on the state government
Digital Commons Citation
Reed, Donald; Lester, Dana; Danberry, Kathy; Lambert Fink, Peggy; and Owens, Sherry, "Perceptions of the Role of West Virginia’s Cooperative Extension Service in Tobacco Control Coalitions" (2016). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2154.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2154
Source Citation
Reed, D., Lester, D., Danberry, K., Fink, P. L., & Owens, S. (2016). Perceptions of the Role of West Virginia’s Cooperative Extension Service in Tobacco Control Coalitions. Frontiers in Public Health, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00083
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Copyright © 2016 Reed, Lester, Danberry, Fink and Owens. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.