Reductions in cigarette smoking and acute myocardial infarction mortality in Jefferson County, Texas.
After litigation against the tobacco industry ended in a settlement, the Texas legislature funded pilot projects to reduce tobacco use in selected areas of the state. Subsequent telephone surveys showed that well-funded activities were successful in reducing population rates of self-reported cigarette smoking. We present evidence that the reduction in smoking promptly led to lower rates of death from acute myocardial infarctions.
McAlister
Alfred L
AL
University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, TX 78701, USA. Alfred.L.McAlister@uth.tmc.edu
Huang
Philip
P
Ramirez
Amelie G
AG
Harrist
Ronald B
RB
Fonseca
Vincent P
VP
D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013219:State Government; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence