Building blocks for tobacco control : a handbook.
The Handbook contains three main sections. 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 epid...
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Geneva, Switzerland :
World Health Organization,
©2004.
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| Series: | Tools for advancing tobacco control in 21st century.
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Setting the theoretical foundation for tobacco control. Tobacco as a risk factor : health, social and economic costs
- The tobacco industry
- Tobacco control interventions : the scientific basis
- The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) : the political solution
- pt. 2. Putting theory into practice. Developing a national plan of action
- Establishing an effective infrastructure for national tobacco control programmes
- Training and education
- Communication and public awareness to build critical mass
- Working with the media
- Programming selected tobacco control activities
- Legislative and regulatory measures
- Exploring economic measures and funding initiatives
- Countering the tobacco industry
- Forming effective partnerships
- Monitoring, surveillance, evaluation and reporting
- Research and exchange of information.