Tobacco
provide information about the populations (size and/or situation) that will be impacted. in your description, make sure you do the following:
explain the difference between raw data and information derived from it, and give examples of substantive information pertinent to this list of emerging public health issues.
identify the ethnographic (sociocultural) features and the epidemiological (disease risk) features of the population that may cause each issue to differentially affect this population.
present probable consequences to the population if intervention is not enacted.
create a statement of hypothesized causes of tobacco so that the audience can judge the level and type of intervention the public expects. make sure you discuss both the following factors:
ethnographic factors: explain what individuals, people, governments, business, or other agencies are doing that may contribute to the problem.
epidemiological factors: explain changes in environments or agents that may be contributing to the emergence of the problem.
provide evidence of systemic or programmatic problems. provide examples of substantive information pertinent to the list of emerging public health issues.