Appalachian Perceptions of the Impact of Smoking on their Deceased Family Member

Appalachia is a unique geographic location for health care delivery that presents complex challenges. It cannot be defined state by state and there exists a large sector of the population that resides in remote areas. Moreover, the population displays stratified educational achievement. With the tendency of healthcare study becoming more based on clinical outcomes, the inability to exact those who reside in the Appalachian Mountains complicates the ability to enumerate these outcomes in this region. This study examins the perception of the way tobacco contributes to the death of a family member/loved one and how tobacco\u27s relationship to the death is perceived. Presenters will analyze the results from the survey to try and gain a better understanding of the community’s perception of the impact of smoking on their health