04315nam 2200781 a 450 991097438890332120251116231321.097866117441449781281744142128174414X97892406831129240683119(CKB)1000000000536493(EBL)349987(OCoLC)476167599(SSID)ssj0000271457(PQKBManifestationID)11224431(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271457(PQKBWorkID)10293455(PQKB)10669999(MiAaPQ)EBC349987(Au-PeEL)EBL349987(CaPaEBR)ebr10233797(CaONFJC)MIL174414(EXLCZ)99100000000053649320080604d2008 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008 the MPOWER package /World Health Organization1st ed.Geneva World Health Organization20081 online resource (342 p.)Documents for SaleTitle from title screen (viewed on Feb 20, 2008).9789241596282 9241596287 Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62).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.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.Documents for SaleReport on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008Tobacco usePreventionSmokingPreventionPublic healthSmoking CessationSmoking PreventionPublic HealthTobacco Use CessationTobacco usePrevention.SmokingPrevention.Public health.Smoking Cessation.Smoking Prevention.Public Health.Tobacco Use Cessation.362.29/66World Health Organization.Research for International Tobacco Control.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910974388903321WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 20084336878UNINA