News Archive

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

Are Tobacco Control Policies Working in China?

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:32:58 +0000

Dr. Fong notes that "across the ITC countries, there is a strong relationship between the strength of the tobacco industry and the weakness of tobacco control. That's why the FCTC requirement that the tobacco industry must not be involved in tobacco control policies is so important."

Link to pdf article.

International Innovation is the leading…

- Author: Michelle Bishop

Data Analyst/Data Visualization Developer

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:14:42 +0000

The Data Analyst/Data Visualization Developer is responsible for cleaning, processing, and managing the
access to the various ITC datasets as well as for computing descriptive statistics, carrying out basic
statistical analyses and creating data visualizations to support our ITC Project dissemination efforts. The
position requires the…

- Author: Katy McEwen

Is the Dutch Government Abandoning Smokers?

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:53:59 +0000

The Health Minister claims that she is doing this because well-informed people can make their own decisions (except that ITC findings (see chart) show that the Dutch are the least well-informed and least concerned about the harms of their smoking on others) and that she is supporting free choice (except that cutting support for meds reduces…

- Author: Katy McEwen

CIHR Knowledge Translation Award Winner

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:24:13 +0000

Please download a pdf of the CIHR announcement at the bottom of this page.

Dr. Fong and his team have rigorously evaluated the impact of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first-ever health treaty,…

- Author: Katy McEwen

Minister of Tobacco in the Netherlands?

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:53:54 +0000

The documentary reveals evidence in emails and letters that Ministry of Health officials have had frequent contact with the tobacco lobby.

Please download the English translation of the documentary (PDF) below.

Since Edith Schippers became Health Minister in October 2010 a number of tobacco control initiatives have been weakened or cancelled,…

- Author: Katy McEwen

Knowledge Translation Specialist

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:37:53 +0000

Please download the full job description below.

Duties include preparing national reports, policy reports, policy briefings, fact sheets, and newsletters for print and for the web. The candidate must have superior writing and editing skills, strong attention to detail, and be familiar graphic design software packages. Previous experience in…

- Author: Katy McEwen