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==''' | =='''Reccomendations: PWS (People Who Smoke)'''== | ||
===CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: [https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/Preferred_Terms.html Preferred Terms for Select Population Groups & Communities]=== | ===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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===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 ]=== | ===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 ]=== | ||
*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. | *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. | ||
===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]=== | |||
*Terms to avoid: smokers/former smokers | |||
**Suggested Replacement: people who smoke/used to smoke/ quit smoking | |||
**Rationale: removes stigmatizing or shaming/blaming language and keeps people first | |||
=='''Examples: PWS (People Who Smoke)'''== | |||
===2022: [https://ash.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ASH-Housing-LIN-Smoking-and-Social-Housing-May-2022.pdf Smoking and social housing from LIN and ASH]=== | ===2022: [https://ash.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ASH-Housing-LIN-Smoking-and-Social-Housing-May-2022.pdf Smoking and social housing from LIN and ASH]=== |