The Impact of Smoke-Free Legislation on Population Health in North Carolina

Is Health Determined by Genetic Code or Zip Code? Measuring the Health of Groups and Improving Population Health

“…In North Carolina, remarkable cultural changes in tobacco use have occurred in the 50 years since publication of the first Surgeon General's report on the harms of smoking [17]. In a commentary in this issue, Herndon and colleagues [18] outline the evolution of tobacco-related policies and smoke-free legislation in North Carolina and their positive effects on population health in the state.…”