Media coverage

ITC China Survey Confirms Alarming Lack of Progress on Tobacco Control but Growing Public Support for Stronger Policies

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:12:47 +0000

*City-level partial bans on indoor smoking in public places have been ineffective

*Despite tax increases, prices have not increased, and affordability of cigarettes continues to increase

*Text-only warnings introduced in 2008 were generally not any more effective than the previous warnings

*Chinese smokers have low awareness of the harms of…

- Author: Megan Tait

Korea Study Confirms Need For High Taxes on Cigarettes, Graphic Warnings on Packs, and Comprehensive Smokefree Laws

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:06:37 +0000

* The initial successes of tobacco control in the Republic of Korea have not been sustained in the past 6 years *

* Smoking related diseases kill more than 55,000 people each year in Korea*

* Smokers favor stronger tobacco control: Nearly 40 per cent of smokers would approve of a complete ban on all tobacco products and 55 per cent support plain…

- Author: Megan Tait

Medications Greatly Improve Smokers’ Chances of Quitting, Study Finds

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:02:39 +0000

Medications Greatly Improve Smokers' Chances of Quitting, Study Finds

Roswell Park, International Tobacco Control collaboration tracked 2,500-plus smokers in 4 countries

BUFFALO - Smokers who try to quit have a better chance of succeeding when they use FDA-approved stop-smoking medications rather than going it alone, according to a new study by…

- Author: Michelle Bishop

Five-Year Survey Confirms Uruguay’s World-Leading Tobacco Control Strategy Is Delivering Results

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:16:26 +0000

* Implementation of graphic labels at 80% of the pack size front and back led to increased awareness of the risks of smoking *

* Ban on multiple brand presentations reduced smokers' false beliefs that some cigarettes (e.g., "light" or "mild" cigarettes) are less harmful *

* Strong support for tobacco control policies among smokers*

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- Author: Michelle Bishop

Evaluation of Tobacco Control in Mauritius Shows Need for New Pack Warnings and Stronger Commitment to Smoking Bans

Thu, 31 May 2012 14:06:45 +0000

For over three years, researchers from the Mauritius Institute of Health (MIH) have been partnering with the World Health Organization, and Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of Life in collaboration with the University of Waterloo, on the ITC Mauritius Project. Mauritius positioned itself as a world leader for tobacco control when the…

- Author: Michelle Bishop

ITC Project featured at Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:07:51 +0000

The ITC Project is one of the key research projects featured at the Canadian Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2012. The Congress is the largest annual multidisciplinary conference in Canada with close to 8000 delegates and guests expected. Organized by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS), Congress…

- Author: Michelle Bishop

The Netherlands Nominated for “Marlboro Man Award”

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:56:31 +0000

NATT is calling on the Netherlands to fulfill its obligations under international law and safeguard its public health policies against tobacco industry interference. New elections are coming up in the Netherlands and a new policy can be issued within months. The nomination can therefore be seen as a strong incentive to change an ineffective policy…

- Author: Michelle Bishop

Global Ignorance of Tobacco’s Harm to Cardiovascular Health Costing Lives

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:32:46 +0000

The report, entitled "Cardiovascular harms from tobacco use and secondhand smoke", was commissioned by the World Heart Federation and written by the International Tobacco Control Project (ITC Project), in collaboration with the Tobacco Free Initiative at the World Health Organization.

Global ignorance of tobacco's harm to cardiovascular health…

- Author: Michelle Bishop

Holland Smoke-Free Petition

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:23:58 +0000

To read more and sign the petition, go to http://hollandsmokefree.nl/

- Author: Michelle Bishop

Smoke-free Laws Reduce Smoking in the Home

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:56:20 +0000

Link to pdf article.

Link to media coverage.

- Author: Michelle Bishop