Global Tobacco Control

Author:

Samet, Jonathan, Stillman, Frances, Wipfli, Heather

Subject:

Science and Technology, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Collection:

JHSPH OpenCourseWare

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

Provides an introduction to global tobacco control. Presents the health and economic burden of tobacco use worldwide and highlights practical approaches to tobacco prevention, control, surveillance, and evaluation. Examines transnational tobacco control issues, including the following: the interpretation and packaging of epidemiologic evidence for policy makers, the determinants of tobacco addiction, the economics of global tobacco control, tobacco industry strategies, legal foundations for regulation, and basic surveillance and evaluation methods using lectures, case-studies, and discussion.

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Full Course, Lecture Notes, Syllabi

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Downloadable docs

Technical Requirements:

Adobe Acrobat

Conditions of Use:

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5