About this episode

Melissa Little discusses her research on smoking attitudes among Gen Z and its implications for tobacco prevention.

This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features a conversation with Melissa Little, PhD, Director of the Center for Nicotine and Tobacco Research at the UVA School of Medicine. She joins us for a conversation about her work, attitudes towards smoking among Gen Z, how those trends may inform tobacco prevention efforts, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

People in this episode

Host: Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association

Guest: Melissa Little

Topics covered

• tobacco research
• Gen Z attitudes
• smoking prevention
• public health
• nicotine

Keywords

• tobacco
• Gen Z
• smoking
• prevention
• nicotine
• public health
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UVA School of Medicine

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