Objectives

- Describe and analyze the issue of smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke at the global and regional level; - Disseminate information about tobacco control measures contained in the WHO FCTC; - Analyze the factors that influence smoking uptake and persistence among young people; - Describe the strategies and characteristics of smoking cessation, at the individual and population level; - Describe the tobacco industry's opposition strategies and provide tools for analyzing and responding to industry actions; - Present the most sucessful interventions and their implementation in the Region of the Americas; - Integrate knowledge about challenges and trends related to comprehensive tobacco control.

Description

This modules shows impact health and economy tobacco's, risk factor on smoking and current tobacco smoking in adults and youth. It analyzes the health and economic impact of the smoking epidemic worldwide. It presents the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control and its principal mandates. Also presents the Guidelines approved by Conference of the Parties in order to help countries in the implementation of the Convention.

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