tobacco control

Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Tobacco Product Display at Points-of-Sale in Kenya

Book

20 July 2018

In 2007, Kenya enacted the Tobacco Control Act, which is the principal tobacco control law in the country. The 2007 law includes prohibition of smoking in public places, ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and packaging...

International Conference on Tobacco Control 2018

14 June 2018

Madrid

Spain

The 3rd International Conference of the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention will be organised in partnership with the Comité Nacional para la Prevención del Tabaquismo (CNPT) and hosted in the centre of Madrid.

Fifth Global Forum on Nicotine - 'Rethinking Nicotine'

14 June 2018

Warsaw

Poland

The programme and speakers for the fifth

Fifth Global Forum on Nicotine - 'Rethinking Nicotine'

Cost‐Effectiveness of Alternative Smoking Cessation Scenarios in Spain

Scientific article

13 March 2018

Abstract Aims To assess the cost‐effectiveness of alternative smoking cessation scenarios from the perspective of the Spanish National Health Service (NHS). Design We used the European study on Quantifying Utility of Investment in...

A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Receptivity to E-Cigarette Advertisements and E-Cigarette Use among Baseline Non-Users of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes

Scientific article

6 November 2017

Abstract Background We investigated the relationship between receptivity to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) advertisements at baseline and e-cigarette use at follow-up among adult baseline non-users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes...

Perceptions and Experiences with Flavored Non-Menthol Tobacco Products

Scientific article

23 March 2017

Abstract Although a few countries have banned flavored cigarettes (except menthol), flavors in most tobacco products remain unregulated across the globe. We conducted a systematic review of qualitative studies examining perceptions of and...

Webinar: U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities

8 August 2017

Webinar

United States

August 8, 2017 (2 - 3 p.m. ET)

This webinar will provide an overview of the R01 and R21 funding opportunity announcements (FOA), U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities PAR-17-217 (R01) and PAR-17-218 (R21).

Factors Influencing the Tobacco Control Policy Process in Egypt and Iran

Scientific article

10 July 2017

Abstract Introduction Tobacco control policy is essential for addressing the growing tobacco consumption seen in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the single greatest preventable contributor to the non-communicable disease epidemic. Egypt...

Vacancy: Project Support Specialist, Tobacco Control (Grade: P2)

News

Vacancy: Project Support Specialist, Tobacco Control (Grade: P2) The Unit of Risk Factors and Nutrition at the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health has opened a vacancy for a Project Support Specialist, Tobacco Control...

Tobacco and Cancer: Epidemiology and New Perspectives of Prevention and Monitoring in Mexico

Scientific article

1 March 2016

Tobacco smoking is a causal risk factor of at least 16 different types of cancer. In Mexico, smoking causes 6,035 premature deaths annually of lung cancer and 5,154 from other types. Additionally, 16,408 new smoking attributable cases are...