1.Introduction: Promoting Health in Our Community
It’s easy to view cigarette smoking as a problem for the individual, they’re mistakes, they’re problems. This kind of thinking is deeply problematic on two fronts. First of all, smoking has a deep effect on society as a whole. Smokers tend to have greater health problems than non smokers, thus putting more of a strain on health providers. Not only that but smokers are usually less healthy, living shorter lives, taking more sick days and generally putting a strain on the community they live in. And finally our community is just a collection of individuals, nobody should get left behind.
