Big Tobacco: Profit over People. A Raw Discussion with Stan Martin

Igniting Hope for Health Equity

Ep. 23 Stan Martin joins Pastor George to address the leading cause of death among Black American adults. There is a concerted plan to destroy us. We need to be diligent about supporting policy that support us. Tobacco is responsible for deaths needs to held responsible. Big tobacco places profit over people. WE must place public health over Tobacco.

Big Tobacco is the villain, and we cannot allow them to divide us. It’s time for it to stop. It is our intention to bring truth and awareness where there is division…provide healing. Expose the actors outside of our community that try to manipulate the hearts and minds of our leaders. "Stop carrying the water” that provides sickness.

Stan Martin, MM is the Buffalo Office Director for Cicatelli Associates Inc. He possesses over 20 years of experience in program planning, coordination and implementation of community initiatives focused on tobacco control, chronic disease prevention, healthy eating, nutrition, optimal adolescent health, and vaccine hesitancy in historic oppressed populations.

Stats and facts

• In the last 12 months 40000 have be lost as a result in cigarette smoking
• Menthol cigarettes, more flavorful, more addictive... marketed to the African American community.
• Kills more ppl than car accidents, suicide, and AIDS combined. Cancer related deaths are preventable.

New legislation

New York Governor Hochul Proposal to Ban the Sale of All Flavored tobacco Products, Including Menthol, https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/2023-02-09_flavored_tobacco_products.htm

Both sides of the issue

Con

• Sale and distribution of menthol would criminalize smokers and increase negative encounters with ppl and community.
• Black market for menthol cigarette

Pro

• African Americans are more vulnerable to health-related diseases connected to smoking menthol and other flavored tobacco product…this legislation will set a boundaries, restricting the ability of big tobacco from targeting the next generation.

Resources

• Referencing paraphrased quote… If you are not gonna target youth, you will be out of business…https://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2809/Tobaccos-Target---YOU-PDF?bidId=
• NYS smoker quit line- 1 866 NY quits, https://www.nysmokefree.com/

About the Guest

Stan Martin Project Director / Senior Trainer Ciatelli Associates,

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Throughout his decade of service with CAI, he has held several key leadership positions, which promote health and wellness, facilitation of youth-community led initiatives including HOPE Buffalo, REACH Buffalo & Advancing Tobacco Free Communities. Mr. Martin has expertise in building the capacity of community stakeholders to address the social determinants of health, utilization of Community Based Participatory Research, Collective Impact and Population-Based Health strategies that promote systemic and policy change at every level of the socio-ecological model, which lead to the transformation of social norms.

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