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Exposure to second-hand smoke in selected public places in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
© World Health Organization 2012
This report describes the results of a pilot monitoring study conducted in 11 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region that documented the second-hand smoke levels in selected public places to assess compliance with smoke-free policies and legislation. The report provides a snapshot of second-hand smoke levels in selected public places. Based on findings from participating countries, the World Health Organization suggests steps that can help improve enforcement of 100% smoke-free policies.
The tobacco health toll
© World Health Organization 2005
With the increasing realization of the devastating effects tobacco use has, and the heavy toll it exacts on the health of individuals, the health of the young, the well-being of families and societies, and the economies of countries, the need for a clear comprehensive document covering the full range of the negative effects tobacco and its use has on human health was apparent. This publication sums up and simplifies the answers to the questions that the public, individuals and special groups have, and is intended to fill the wide but often underestimated gap in the public’s knowledge concerning the vast spectrum of tobacco-related health hazards.
Implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Why and how?
© World Health Organization 2011
This package, developed for the World No Tobacco Day 2011 campaign, illustrates the reasons for, and the steps to, implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control guidelines adopted on: increasing taxes on tobacco products; tobacco-free public places; pictorial health warnings on tobacco packs; education, communication and training for tobacco control; banning tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; cessation; surveillance; and protecting tobacco control policies from the tobacco industry.
