COLT Enters the Tobacco Wars
WASHINGTON-Tobacco control groups and organized labor have joined forces to try to reduce smoking among the nation’s union workers and the exposure of their families to second-hand smoke. The American Legacy Foundation, an educational organization created as part of the $246 billion tobacco settlement, is underwriting the Consortium on Organized Labor and Tobacco Control (COLT) with a $1.6 million grant.
WASHINGTONTobacco control groups and organized labor have joined forces to try to reduce smoking among the nation’s union workers and the exposure of their families to second-hand smoke. The American Legacy Foundation, an educational organization created as part of the $246 billion tobacco settlement, is underwriting the Consortium on Organized Labor and Tobacco Control (COLT) with a $1.6 million grant.
On average, 36% of craft workers and laborers smoke, compared with 32% of service workers and 21% of white-collar employees. The percentage of smokers is higher in certain occupations40% for cooks and truck drivers, 46% for waiters and waitresses, and 60% for roofers.
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![“Everyone—patients, doctors—we all want the same thing. We want [patients] to live longer,” said Kiran Turaga, MD, MPH, on patients with peritoneal surface malignancies.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F0vv8moc6%2Fcancernetwork%2F9b290688648a249e516474c175a3c06309426d15-2950x1568.png%3Ffit%3Dcrop%26auto%3Dformat&w=3840&q=30 "“Everyone—patients, doctors—we all want the same thing. We want [patients] to live longer,” said Kiran Turaga, MD, MPH, on patients with peritoneal surface malignancies.")
