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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783226203321

Titolo

Building blocks for tobacco control [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, Switzerland, : World Health Organization, c2004

ISBN

1-280-14136-0

9786610141364

1-4175-7775-4

92-4-068014-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Tools for advancing tobacco control in the 21st century

Altri autori (Persone)

DavidAnnette

SilvaVera da Costa e

Disciplina

362.29/6

Soggetti

Smoking - Prevention

Tobacco use - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Editors and primary contributors: Vera Luiza daCosta e Silva, Annette David--P. ix.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; 1. Tobacco as a risk factor health social and economic costs; 2. The tobacco industry; 3. Tobacco control interventions: the scientific evidence; 4. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; 5. Developing a national plan of action; 6. Establishing effective infrastructure for national tobacco control programme; 7. Training and education; 8. Communication and public awareness to build critical mass; 9. Working with the media; 10. Programming selected tobacco control activities; 11. Legislative and regulatory measures

12. Exploring economic measures and funding initiatives13. Countering the tobacco industry; 14. Forming effective partnerships; 15. Monitoring, surveillance, evaluation and reporting; 16. Research and exchange of information

Sommario/riassunto

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