WHO Report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2009
Subtitle: implementing smoke-free environments
By: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9789241563918
Subjects: Smoking; Prevention; Tobacco use; Public health
Other titles: Implementing smoke-free environments; Report on the global tobacco epidemic
Description: The report is the second in a series that tracks the status of the tobacco epidemic and the impact of the interventions that are being implemented to stop it. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the evidence base for protecting people from the harms of second-hand tobacco smoke through legislation and enforcement. There is a special focus on the status of implementation of smoke-free policies, with detailed data collected for the first time ever on a global basis at both the national level and for large subnational jurisdictions. Additional analyses of smoke-free legislation were performed, allowing a more detailed understanding of progress and future challenges in this area.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.