World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Tobacco free initiative

Links

Other publications


IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans
        Tobacco Smoke and Involuntary Smoking
        Betel-quid and Areca-nut Chewing
        Smokeless Tobacco Products

Tobacco Control Policy: Strategies, Successes and Setbacks

2004 United States Surgeon General's Report: 
The Health Consequences of Smoking

Confronting the Tobacco Epidemic in an Era of Trade Liberalization

Tobacco and the Rights of the Child

International Consultation on Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and Child Health

Women and the Tobacco Epidemic: Challenges for the 21st Century


Other Links


WHO Tobacco Laboratory Network (TobLabNet)


Website for Hong Kong (China) Tobacco Control Office
of the Department of Health with a wealth of information from
one of the most progressive tobacco control programmes in
the Western Pacific Region.

The Tobacco Control Supersite provides access to internal, previously private tobacco industry documents, the work of the document research team at the University of Sydney, and a wide range of information relevant to smoking prevention and control in Australia.

Towards Health with Justice

Low Cost Research Advocacy

GLOBALink, International Union Against Cancer's (UICC)

Tobacco Control Online, British Medical Journal

Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS), United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Clearing House for Tobacco Control, National Poison Centre of the Universiti Sains Malaysia

VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control
This site provides information about the VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control (VCTC), Australia, its research, links to important repositories of national and international knowledge on tobacco control, and the seminal report, "Tobacco Control: A Blue Chip Investment in Public Health."  

Bloomberg Global Initiative
A global initiative to reduce tobacco use in low and middle income countries has been launched with funds from Michael R. Bloomberg. As part of the initiative, a competitively awarded grants programme will support projects to develop and deliver high-impact tobacco control interventions.

Fundamentals of Smokefree Workplace Laws
The "Fundamentals of Smokefree Workplace Laws" provides a comprehensive guide for best practices in smokefree workplace campaigns based on experiences of tobacco control organizations across the United States. It contains the guiding principles for campaign strategy, best practices on policy language, and general recommendations based on past lessons learned from smokefree advocates across the country.



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