WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008 : the MPOWER package / World Health Organization.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Research for International Tobacco Control.

Series:

Documents for Sale

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tobacco use--Prevention.

Tobacco use.

Smoking--Prevention.

Smoking.

Public health.

Smoking Cessation.

Smoking Prevention.

Public Health.

Tobacco Use Cessation.

Medical Subjects:

Smoking Cessation.

Smoking Prevention.

Public Health.

Tobacco Use Cessation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This landmark new report presents the first comprehensive worldwide analysis of tobacco use and control efforts. It provides countries with a roadmap to reverse the devastating global tobacco epidemic that could kill up to one billion people by the end of this century. The report outlines the MPOWER package, a set of six key tobacco control measures that reflect and build on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

WE MUST ACT NOW TO REVERSE THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC AND SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES

SUMMARY

THE GLOBAL TOBACCO CRISIS

Tobacco - global agent of death

A growing epidemic

The economic threat of tobacco

The tobacco industry as disease vector

MPOWER: SIX POLICIES TO REVERSE THE TOBACCO EPIDEMIC

Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies

Protect people from tobacco smoke

Offer help to quit tobacco use

Warn about the dangers of tobacco

Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Raise taxes on tobacco

THE STATE OF GLOBAL TOBACCO CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE MEASURES IS JUST BEGINNING

More than half of countries do not have minimum monitoring information

Only 5% of the world's population is covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws

Few tobacco users get the help they need to quit

Few countries have comprehensive pack warnings

Few countries enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Countries can save lives by raising tobacco taxes

Global tobacco control funding is inadequate

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

TECHNICAL NOTE I Evaluating existing policies and enforcement

TECHNICAL NOTE II Smoking prevalence in WHO Memeber States

APPENDIX I Country profiles

APPENDIX II Glocal tobacco control policy data

APPENDIX III Internationally comparable prevalence estimates

APPENDIX IV Country-provided prevalence data

APPENDIX V Global Youth Tobacco Survey data

APPENDIX VI Status of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb 20, 2008).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62).

ISBN:

9786611744144

9781281744142

128174414X

9789240683112

9240683119

OCLC:

476167599