The Louisiana Campaign For Tobacco-Free Living

LUNG CANCER SCREENINGS

RESOURCES

TFL acknowledges prevention and early detection is our best line of defense to fight against cancer. To that end we encourage the utilization of lung cancer screenings. To learn more about lung screenings, visit Louisiana Cancer Research Center and find a lung cancer screening center near you.

GET THE FACTS

EDUCATION

TFL has been collecting data and resources about our key initiatives. Find out more about youth and young adults, secondhand smoke, cessation, priority populations, and the impacts of tobacco use.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) collects data through telephone interviews from more than 400,000 adults across the United States annually, making it the largest continuously conducted health survey system in the world. Respondents are asked questions regarding their health related risk factors, chronic health conditions and use of preventive services. The results of the survey can be examined at a national, state and even local level.

Some of the data collected through BRFSS data is focused on tobacco. Information collected through the system can be used in many ways to further the goals of the tobacco cessation and prevention program. One way is to determine the prevalence of tobacco use in our state each year, which helps determine whether the strategies implemented in Louisiana effectively reduce tobacco use.

2023 BRFSS Fact Sheets:

• Adult Tobacco Use In Louisiana
• Adult Smoking By Parish

Disparities in Our State

Using information from BRFSS and other reputable data sources, we are able to identify tobacco-related disparities among various groups of Louisiana residents.

Everyone deserves the opportunity to live life tobacco-free, and to achieve that, we must understand the unique challenges faced by different groups of our residents. Factors including race, sexual orientation, area of residence, occupation and socioeconomic status can affect how often a resident is exposed to tobacco advertising, the accessibility of comprehensive cessation services, or even how often a resident is exposed to secondhand smoke.

To better understand the disparities some groups of residents in our state face, you can review the fact sheets on these populations:

• African American Residents
• Those Living with One or More Chronic Diseases
• Members of the LGBTQ Community
• Those Living with One or More Disabilities
• Residents with Income and Educational Disadvantages
• Those living with One or More Behavioral Health Conditions

State Tobacco-Related Disparities

The CDC’s Tobacco Disparities Dashboard is an interactive tool to visualize and identify tobacco-related disparities. The dashboard shows cigarette smoking disparities among U.S. adults. The results can help inform efforts to address tobacco-related disparities in states.