Can exhibitions of artifacts from the tobacco industry, its allies and critics, act as a public health intervention? The University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society is a curatorial and research center dedicated to the creation of exhibitions on the tobacco industry and its allies, the marketing of cigarettes and other tobacco products, and the efforts to counteract the use and promotion of cigarettes throughout the 20th century to the present day (Blum, 1994, p. 8). Physical and digital exhibitions provide social and historical context to increase public understanding of a deadly product which, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, kills 1,300 Americans a day. University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society collects “communication artifacts” of the tobacco industry, from ubiquitous advertisements to subtler promotional efforts such as financial support for museums and other cultural institutions. This summary of the center’s work spotlights archives, curated and made public through exhibitions.

来自烟草业，其盟友和评论家的文物展览可以作为公共卫生干预措施吗？阿拉巴马大学烟草与社会研究中心是一个策展和研究中心，致力于创建有关烟草业及其盟友的展览，卷烟和其他烟草产品的营销以及为抵制使用和推广而做出的努力整个20世纪至今的卷烟数量（Blum，1994，第8页）。根据疾病控制与预防中心的数据，物理展览和数字展览提供了社会和历史背景，以提高公众对这种致命产品的了解，据疾病控制和预防中心称，每天有1300名美国人丧生。阿拉巴马大学烟草与社会研究中心收集了烟草业的“传播文物”，从无处不在的广告到微妙的促销活动，例如对博物馆和其他文化机构的财政支持。该中心工作摘要总结了档案，并通过展览策划和公开。