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Robin Kelly: “Not only is the youth tobacco epidemic a crisis, but predatory practices have led to severe disparities in health…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2019
Not only is the youth tobacco epidemic a crisis, but predatory practices have led to severe disparities in health outcomes, including increased rates of various morbidities such as lung cancer and heart attacks among minority populations.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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Kelly highlights the health disparities caused by tobacco marketing in minority communities.

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