E-cigarettes: An Emerging Public Health Challenge
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Watch Dr. Phoebe Thorpe and Dr. Brian King discuss electronic cigarettes and the risks they may pose to people’s health. Discover what is known about these products and the potential long-term health effects among youth and across the broader population.
Dr. Phoebe Thorpe and Dr. Brian King discuss e-cigarettes and the risks they may cause to people’s health. Tune in to find out what we know about these products and the potential long-term health effects of their use among youth and across the broader population.
- Brian A. King, PhD, MPH
- Deputy Director, Research Translation, Office on Smoking and Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
- Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS
- Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
- John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
- Secretary of Health
Washington State Department of Health
- Matthew L. Myers, JD
- President
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- John Iskander, MD, MPH
- Scientific Director
- Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH
- Deputy Scientific Director
- Susan Laird, MSN, RN
- Communications Director
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