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Tracking progress of tobacco control in Pakistan against the MPOWER package of interventions : challenges and opportunities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
MPOWER is an evidence-based package of the six most effective demand reduction interventions to reduce tobacco use. Global evidence shows that introduction of this package has accelerated and strengthened tobacco control worldwide with over 5 billion ...
Gill, Paramjit   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Tobacco Control Training Programme for health professionals of the Catalan Network of Smoke-Free Hospitals: 11-year experience

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation The Catalan Network of Smoke-Free Hospitals (XCHSF), with 82 hospitals of Catalonia, is coordinated by the Catalan Institute of Oncology and supported by the Health Department of the Catalan Government.
Mercè Margalef   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Novel (Tobacco) Products on Tobacco Control in Italy [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
In Italy, electronic cigarettes have spread since 2010 and heated tobacco products (HTP) since 2016. We investigated their public health consequences on conventional cigarette smoking, taking advantage of a series of cross-sectional studies annually conducted between 2001 and 2019 in Italy. Every year, the sample, including around 3000 individuals, was
Silvano Gallus   +7 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Global Tobacco Control and Economic Norms: An Analysis of Normative Commitments in Kenya, Malawi And Zambia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Tobacco control norms have gained momentum over the past decade. To date 43 of 47 Sub-Saharan African countries are party to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
Drope, Jeffrey   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Balparishad - a health assembly of young leaders advocating for tobacco control around schools and in the communities

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Tobacco use among school children is a serious problem in India. Lack of proper guidance, urge to imitate elders, peer pressure, misconceptions, availability of variety of tobacco products near schools and ...
Narayan Lad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global Regulatory Strategies for Tobacco Control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Recent tobacco control regulation in North America and Western Europe has had a salutary effect, even if smoking remains a pressing public health hazard.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
core   +3 more sources

Effect of indoor workplace smoking ban regulation on smoking behavior among occupational populations in China

open access: yesZhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2023
ObjectiveTo examine the impact of indoor workplace smoking ban regulation on smoking behavior among various occupation groups in different regions of China, and to provide a reference for evaluating and promoting smoke-free indoor workplaces.
Xinying ZENG   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

“If You Are Old Enough to Die for Your Country, You Should Be Able to Get a Pinch of Snuff”: Views of Tobacco 21 Among Appalachian Youth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Multiple strategies have been utilized in attempts to decrease the prevalence of youth tobacco use. One strategy, raising the minimum legal sale age (MLSA) of tobacco products to 21, known as Tobacco 21, has recently gained popularity ...
Bhatnagar, Aruni   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Predicting smokers' non-compliance with smoking restrictions in public places [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Objective: The present study aimed to identify the predictors of non-compliance with smoking restrictions among Greek college student smokers. Differences in attitudes to smoking bans and tobacco control policies between current smokers and non-smokers ...
Eiser, J.R., Lazuras, L., Rodafinos, A.
core   +1 more source

Strengthening the implementation of the FCTC with a special focus to youth

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Tobacco industry (TI) still target youth despite the FCTC. With novel products and flavours to appeal to first-time smokers, TI seems to aim youth smokers.
Peyman Altan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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