Smoking
Region of the Americas 2018-2022 (PAHO/WHO)
The Tobacco Control team (PAHO/WHO) works to help reduce the burden of disease, death, and economic consequences caused by tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke in the Americas Region. Tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death in the world today. As tobacco use continues to rise in many parts of the world, it becomes increasingly more important that governments work jointly with civil society to implement the mandates of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to protect their citizens from tobacco and educate them about the dangers associated with its use. (PAHO/WHO)
Tobacco and Environment
"The harmful impact of the tobacco industry on the environment is vast and growing adding unnecessary pressure to our planet’s already scarce resources and fragile ecosystems".
Marketing of Tobacco-Derived Products and Health Challenges
One of the primary public health challenges today is the attractiveness of tobacco, nicotine, and related products, particularly to young audiences. The industry consistently tries to find ways to make these products appealing, adding flavours and other agents that change their smell, taste, or appearance. These additives are designed to mask the harshness of tobacco, thereby increasing its palatability, particularly among young people.
Publications
- Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
- It’s time to invest in cessation: the global investment case for tobacco cessation. Methodology and results summary
- The tobacco body
- WHO technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration
- Public Health Policies on Psychoactive Substance Use: A Manual for Health Planners
