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| *Hearing "smoker" a lot....at @healthvermont we prefer "person who uses tobacco" or "tobacco user" to remove the stigma, and use people-first language. | | *Hearing "smoker" a lot....at @healthvermont we prefer "person who uses tobacco" or "tobacco user" to remove the stigma, and use people-first language. |
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| =='''Reccomendations: PWS (People Who Smoke)'''==
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| ===CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: [https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/Preferred_Terms.html Preferred Terms for Select Population Groups & Communities]===
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| *'''Instead of this… "Smokers," Try this... "People who smoke" '''
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| ===2022: [https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/survey/tobacco-inequities-2022.pdf Addressing New York City’s Smoking Inequities]===
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| *Use person-first language (“person who smokes” not “smoker”).
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| ===2021: [https://www.changelabsolutions.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Justice-in-the-Air-Framing-Tobacco-Related-Health-Disparities_FINAL_20220307A.pdf Justice In The Air: Framing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities A FrameWorks Strategic Brief ]===
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| *Use person-first language. Avoid labeling people as “smokers” or “tobacco users.” Instead, start with people, then add any necessary qualifiers: people who smoke, people with a dependence on nicotine.
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| ===2021: ACS/ACS CAN: [https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/online-documents/en/pdf/flyers/health_equity_inclusive_language_writing_guide.pdf Inclusive Language and Writing Guide]===
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| *Terms to avoid: smokers/former smokers
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| **Suggested Replacement: people who smoke/used to smoke/ quit smoking
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| **Rationale: removes stigmatizing or shaming/blaming language and keeps people first
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| =='''Examples: PWS (People Who Smoke)'''== | | =='''Examples: PWS (People Who Smoke)'''== |