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Jump to full article: New York Times, 2008-05-05
Author: Bernadette Toomey President and Chief Executive, American Lung Association
Intro: It was no surprise that a recent report by Harvard researchers identified smoking as a major contributor to why women in parts of the United States can expect to live shorter lives than their mothers. Cigarette companies have been taking aim at women and girls for decades.
As Majid Ezzati, one of the report's authors, suggests, this life expectancy disparity must be addressed through public health strategies.
The American Lung Association strongly believes that the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, now pending in Congress, is a public health priority.
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