HLTHAGE 2L03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Video Game Industry, Tobacco Industry, White Trash
26 Feb 2020
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Remove scenes of smoking of old films and not able to promote in new magazines, shows, movies, media. Most successful public health endeavor in the past half century. Rates of cigarette smoking dropping especially in 1990 and couple first decades in 21st c. Health consequences known since 1950"s even earlier. If people knew from before why wasn"t it till 1990"s that we started seeing this change. Tobacco industry actively inserted self into scientific, academic discourse to try and reverse process. Public level - changes to product to convey idea that some cigarettes were not that bad (e. g, low tar or filter) Government put lots of money into lobby politicians. Story about government taking away freedom es, t c. n on ng e on. Pr firms hired to promote the "debate " Compare "equal weight to both sides" vs accurate weight to both sides" Was not a debate because evidence was overwhelming.
