Savannah is a student studying public health. She examines rates of tobacco use and finds that people with lower socioeconomic status are more likely to use tobacco products. She is interested in behavioral interventions and conditions of low socioeconomic status that contribute to tobacco use. To start she should read books related to ______.

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Social epidemiology is the study of how social factors, such as socioeconomic status, affect health outcomes. In this case, Savannah is interested in how low socioeconomic status contributes to tobacco use, so reading books related to social epidemiology would be most helpful in understanding this relationship. Choices A, B, and C do not directly relate to Savannah's specific research question.

Savannah Is a Student Studying Public Health