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The journal Cancer highlighted Howard Koh’s many accomplishments in public health research and policy.
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Finding ways to help blacks, Hispanics quit smoking
Once black and Hispanic Americans start smoking, it’s harder for them to quit than white Americans, according to national data. Experts cite possible reasons for this—blacks and Hispanics may have less access to nicotine-replacement therapy and counseling, may…