Tools for Advancing Tobacco Control in the XXIst Century
Author: Tobacco Free Initiative (World Health Organization)
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Tobacco Free Initiative (World Health Organization)
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Vera da Costa e Silva
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2004-10-21
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9241546581
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The idea for this handbook arose from an awareness that whilst various WHO documents called for developing national capacity for tobacco control, there was not comprehensive guide to the development of such a capacity. This book is thus, essentially, a pragmatic "how to" manual. The Introduction presents the evolving definition of "national capacity", identifies the types of capacities needed for effective tobacco control and outlines the key features of building capacity. Section 1 provides a descriptive overview of the tobacco epidemic. It looks at tobacco as a risk factor, presenting its health, social and economic costs; the global strategies of the tobacco industry to counteract public health measures; the scientific evidence for effective tobacco control interventions; and the WHO FCTC as a global solution to an epidemic with prominent politico-legal and socio-cultural attributes. Section 2 focuses on the fundamental capacities necessary to empower countries to control the tobacco epidemic successfully. These chapters apply the lessons learned from the experiences of different countries and offer advice and suggestions to enable countries to put the theories of tobacco control into practice.
Author: D. Douglas Blanke
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9789241562683
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On title page: Tools for advancing tobacco control in the 21st century.
Author: Tobacco Free Initiative (Organisation mondiale de la santé)
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 107
ISBN-13: 9241562404
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Along with an individual approach (behavioural and/or pharmacological interventions) to smoking cessation and treatment of tobacco dependence, a supportive environment is needed to encourage tobacco consumers in their attempts to quit. Treatment of tobacco dependence should be part of a comprehensive tobacco-control policy along with measures such as taxation and price policies, advertising restrictions, dissemination of information and establishment of smoke-free public places. The recommendations contained in this book propose a broad framework for addressing smoking cessation and treatment of tobacco dependence. In this framework, Governments can progressively choose minimal, expanded and core recommendations as they strengthen their resources and capacities.
Author: D. Douglas Blanke
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9789241590662
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: WHO Tobacco Free Initiative
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781417577750
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