Abstract
Tobacco-related health disparities (TRHD) (e.g., respiratory disease, cancer) have been repeatedly shown to disproportionately affect individuals living in disadvantaged communities. In our recent community-guided geospatial study, we found evidence for a previously unrecognized TRHD involving tobacco shops, which were associated with increased crime and violence in South Los Angeles: a large, disadvantaged urban community. Our findings revealed tobacco shops may directly endanger the health of community residents in South Los Angeles by negatively shaping neighborhood crime and violence. In this commentary, we explore reasons why tobacco shops may perpetuate TRHDs and other health disparities in disadvantaged communities. Using our study as a case example, we further describe how community-partnered research grounded in community-based participatory research principles may empower stakeholders in disadvantaged communities to generate positive downstream outcomes such as tobacco-related policy changes.
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