http://blog.aids.gov/2012/11/great-american-smokeout-an-opportunity-for-smokers-living-with-hiv-to-improve-their-health.html HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.aids.gov/2012/11/great-american-smokeout-an-opportunity-for-smokers-living-with-hiv-to-improve-their-health.html#comment-746097 Sydney Hofferth Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:16:46 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=8707#comment-746097 This was a very informative post! I had no idea that tobacco use and smoking were more prevalent among PLWH than the overall population. Obviously education is the first step to recovery of bad habits like smoking, and I think sharing these statistics with both the general public and with PLWH would be extremely impactful. Honestly, I wasn’t even aware of the “Great American Smokeout” until a few minutes ago when I read this blog. Perhaps raising awareness and promoting the actual day itself would be a good first step towards targeting PLWH more specifically. Also, it would probably take some time to craft a communications plan that is sensitive enough to target PLWH and inform that smoking is extremely detrimental to their health.

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