Cause-and-Effect Reasoning

According to the text, Dr. Novello was nominated to be U.S. Surgeon General. One of the four key health problems that Novello focused on as Surgeon General was reducing the causes of tobacco related health problems. According to the book, the number of teens and children who smoked had begun to increase in 1988 when Joe Camel ads for Camel cigarettes were introduced.
Dr. Novello took this information and used cause-and-effect reasoning to seek a solution to end the problem of smoking among children and teens. She did so by noting the cause: Joe Camel ads for Camel cigarettes introduced in 1988 led to the effect: The number of teens and children smoking increased dramatically. Dr. Novello used this information to find a solution to reduce the causes of health problems due to cigarettes by pushing for more education in schools, and also bans on cigarette and alcohol ads that targeted youth.