New Surgeon General's Report: Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities

The Surgeon General today released a new report titled Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities, the 35th tobacco-related Surgeon General’s Report published since 1964.
The Bridge ModelTM: Comprehensive compassionate community-based healthcare model
Adar Shire
Adar Shire is a passionate advocate for social justice and harm reduction. She is a peer researcher with the Bridge Engagement Centre, where she actively supports the development and implementation of research projects. Formally a graduate of Algonquin College with a diploma in Community Justice Services, Adar is currently pursuing a degree in Social Work at Carleton University.
Johnathon Brizard
Johnathon Brizard
Smita Pakhale, MD, FRCPC, MSc (Epi &Biostat)
Smita Pakhale is a pulmonologist (respirologist) and a senior-scientist at The Ottawa Hospital, leading The Bridge Engagement Centre (The Bridge), a research centre conducting community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) projects under the auspices of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Her primary research focus and collaborations includes research on health inequities, lung diseases, tobacco and cannabis dependence, and Sickle Cell Disease, both locally and globally.