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MORE Tobacco Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 11, November 2007 This issue focuses on: Biennial Meeting of the CARMEN Network, Celebration of World Diabetes Day, CARMEN Policy Observatory Workshop in Barbados, Comprehensive Website Outlines PAHO CNCD Strategy and Directions, Two Articles on Tobacco Regulatory and Litigation Strategies by Lawrence O. Gostin.  |More in MSWord| Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 12, December 2007 This issue focuses on the following: Greetings from the Editor; CARMEN Biennial Meeting Report; 2nd International Cancer Control Congress Report; Mexico: Meeting of Americas’ Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance; PepsiCo Director Serves on PAHEF Board.   |More in PDF| Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 8, August 2007 This issue contains articles on the following: Breast Cancer Guidelines Now Available in Spanish; Policy Recommendations on Tobacco Control for CARICOM Countries; USA: New Guidelines for Physical Activity; Trinidad and Tobago NCD Programs; Follow-up on Nicaragua Meetings; Upcoming CARICOM Summit on CNCDs; and Call for Abstracts, Biennial CARMEN Meeting.   |More in MSWord| Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 6, June 2008 In this issue, spotlights are on two major areas, tobacco and cancer: World Tobacco Day 2008; WNTD across the Region; Jamaican Heart Foundation Receives Regional Grant for Tobacco Warnings; Stakeholders Meeting for a Regional Action Plan for Cancer; Fact Sheets on Cancer in the Americas; Towards Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control; Congress on Childhood Cancer.  |More in PDF| Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 3, No. 5, May 2009 In this issue: World Hypertension Day: 17 May; World No Tobacco Day; Progress in the Countries on CNCD Surveillance; Improving Cancer Information in the Americas; Capacity-Building in the Andean Countries; Meeting of Peruvian American Medical; IDB Call for CNCD Research Proposals; News Roundup.   |More in MSWord| Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use  |More| Building Public Awareness About Passive Smoking Hazards Tobacco Control Strategy Planning, Companion Guide #1a Building Public Awareness About Passive Smoking Hazards  |More in PDF| Building Support for 100% Smoke-Free Environments in the Americas Building Support for 100% Smoke-Free Environments in the Americas July 2004  |More in PDF| CARMEN Project Examples The CARMEN Initiative was implemented in the province of Nova Scotia as a demonstration area. This document summarizes several examples of the activities organized and carried out by 'Heart Health Nova Scotia' at the community level.  |More| CARMEN: A Network for Integrated Prevention and Control of Chronic Noncommunicable Disease in the Americas The CARMEN Pan American Network was developed because there was an increasing awareness among PAHO member countries that chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) account for nearly two-thirds of the total number of deaths in the Americas, and that, to a large extent, these diseases are dependent on risk factors and lifestyles that are amenable to modification. This page tells about the CARMEN network and how it contributes to NCD prevention and control throughout the Americas, with a multitude of links to its products, partners, and various activities (CARMEN Policy Observatory, CARMEN School, Pan American Cardiovascular Initiative, Central American Diabetes Initiative, etc.).  |More| CD48.R2 - WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Opportunities and Challenges for its Implementation in the Americas CD48.R2 - WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Opportunities and Challenges for its Implementation in the Americas CD48.R2 CD48/12 -WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Opportunities and Challenges for its Implementation in the Americas CD48/12 -WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Opportunities and Challenges for its Implementation in the Americas  |More in PDF| CE142/23 - Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Opportunities and Challenges for Its Implementation in the Americas   |More in PDF| Clearing the Air Contest PAHO/WHO is inviting nominations from the Region of the Americas for the "Clearing the Air" competition in conjunction with World No Tobacco Day, May 31st, 2001. On May 31st PAHO/WHO will recognize governments, mayors, institutions and individuals who have made a significant contribution to "clearing the air" of tobacco smoke in their communities.  |More| Developing Legislation for Tobacco Control "Developing Legislation for Tobacco Control" provides guidance on why the regulation of tobacco products is important, what type of legislation works and what doesn't, and how to implement and enforce legislation. This document is intended to assist PAHO Member States in developing and implementing effective tobacco control policies, as well as provide valuable background information on tobacco control legislation to interested members of the public health community. (Note: To access the URL addresses cited in this document, use the "Text Select Tool" in Acrobat Reader to highlight the address, copy it and paste into the address window of your internet browser and hit enter).   |More| |More in PDF| Developing Legislation for Tobacco Control, Template and Guidelines Developing Legislation for Tobacco Control, Template and Guidelines  |More in PDF| Drug Abuse The rapid spread and pervasiveness of the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs has created a grave situation which has caught the countries of the Region of the Americas unprepared and which far exceeds the capacity of the governments to respond effectively. Thus, it is essential to strengthen knowledge in this field and to promote epidemiologic studies such as those reported here. Health authorities, researchers, and health workers involved in drug abuse prevention and treatment will find the material in this volume useful for understanding the current status of the drug abuse problem and what is being done to combat it. Online Bookstore Engaging Doctors in Tobacco Control Tobacco Control Strategy Planning, Companion Guide #2a Engaging Doctors in Tobacco Control  |More in PDF| Frequently asked questions about second-hand smoke (World No Tobacco Day 2001) What is second-hand smoke? Second-hand smoke results from the "sidestream" smoke that comes from the burning tip of a cigarette and the "mainstream" smoke that is exhaled by the smoker. Second-hand smoking, passive smoking, involuntary smoking or exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) all refer to the phenomena of breathing other people's smoke.   |More in MSWord| How second-hand smoke harms and kills non-smokers (World No Tobacco Day 2001) Second-hand smoke is a complex mix of thousands of chemicals. At least 40 substances in second-hand smoke have been shown to cause cancer. Tobacco smoke also contains large quantities of carbon monoxide, a gas that inhibits the blood's ability to carry oxygen to body tissues including vital organs such as the heart and brain, as well as other substances that contribute to heart disease and stroke.  |More in MSWord| Improving public health by more effectively regulating tobacco products This document summarizes some of the major themes from a recent WHO monograph entitled "Advancing Knowledge on Regulating Tobacco Products." That report, in turn, recaps much of the information presented and discussed at a WHO conference on tobacco products that was held in Oslo, Norway, in February 2000. The WHO monograph identifies deficiencies in current efforts to regulate tobacco products, and it also recommends actions that governments and others should take to remedy the underregulation of cigarettes and other tobacco products. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2002 11(2):128-131)) More Message from Dr. George A.O. Alleyne, Director, PAHO It is quite clear that tobacco and sports do not mix. Athletic excellence is the paragon of health, and is the antithesis of a body polluted with tobacco smoke, addicted to nicotine and unable to breathe freely. The vast majority of athletes, amateur and professional, do not smoke and are well aware that smoking harms their health and abilities.  |More in MSWord| Message from Dr. George A.O. Alleyne, Director, PAHO, for World No Tobacco Day 2001: Second-hand tobacco smoke kills. The evidence of this is crystal clear. Exposure to second-hand smoke causes lung cancer and heart disease in nonsmoking adults. It causes asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and ear infections in children. Exposure of the fetus to tobacco smoke significantly increases the risk of low birth weight, spontaneous abortion, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS, or crib death).   |More in MSWord| NCD Surveillance Toolkit: Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases Reliable data on risk factors is essential for priority-setting and planning preventive interventions. To collect this data, PAHO recommends surveys that use standardized definitions and previously validated questions. This ensures dependable data that allows for comparisons over time and among different populations. This toolkit presents a strategy and structure for data collection: for each risk factor, there is a module with recommendations for prevention, indicators to monitor progress in carrying out the recommendations, and/or a set of standardized questions recommended for use in surveys.   |More| Packaging and Labeling of Tobacco Products This collection of information is intended to provide technical guidance to PAHO Member States to implement the packaging and labeling requirements of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)  |More| PAHO Today - September 2002 Edition PAHO Today, the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization, provides news coverage of the Organization and its activities in the Americas. It includes reports on special conferences and meetings, features on international health events, interviews with key staff members. It is published three times a year, in January, May and September.  |More| Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol. 13, No. 4, April 2003 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública /Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol. 13, No. 4, April 2003  |More| Past, Current and Future Trends in Tobacco Use H N P Discussion Paper Economics of Tobacco Control Paper No. 6 Past, Current and Future Trends in Tobacco Use February 2003  |More in PDF| Perspectives in Health - Volume 2, Number 2, 1997 Magazine published twice a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: A New Chapter Begins in Guatemala's History - Poster Art for Health - Healthy Tourism in the Caribbean - Men as Partners in Reproductive Health - Tobacco: The Next World War?  |More| Perspectives in Health - Volume 8, Number 1, 2003 Magazine published three times a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: For the Kids'Sake - The New Wave of AIDS - The Tobacco Files - Out of the Ashes - Door to Door for Health - Rescuing the Art of Breastfeeding  |More| Promoting and Protecting Health Reviews the commitment of PAHO to foster a culture of health in the Americas through a spectrum of health promotion venues. (Chapter of "Charting a Future for Health in the Americas: Quadrennial Report of the Director", © PAHO, 2002)  |More| |More in PDF| Promoting Health in the Americas. This chapter in the PAHO flagship publication examines health communities and healthy individuals; food and nutrition; prevention and control of tobacco, alcohol and other drug use; reproductive health; indigenous populations; the elderly; the disabled and handicapped; violence prevention and control; oral health; and mental health. Pages 165-213 (Health in the Americas v.I - 2002 Edition. © PAHO) (You can purchase this chapter) Full Text Second-hand Smoke and the Tobacco Industry (World No Tobacco Day 2001) Second-hand smoke is one of the most critical issues facing tobacco companies today. Increasing public knowledge about the health effects of second-hand smoke threatens tobacco companies' future profits and makes them accountable for the damage caused by tobacco products, not only in smokers, but also in people who are exposed to second-hand smoke.  |More in MSWord| Strategy Planning for Tobacco Control Advocacy Tobacco Control Strategy Planning Guide #1 Strategy Planning for Tobacco Control Advocacy  |More in PDF| Strategy Planning for Tobacco Control Movement Building Tobacco Control Strategy Planning Guide #2 Strategy Planning for Tobacco Control Movement Building  |More in PDF| Sustainable Development and Environmental Health - Evaluation and Risk Management Sustainable Development and Environmental Health (SDE) - Evaluation and Risk Management, Healthy Environment, Workers' Health, Violence Prevention and Road Safety, Tobacco and Consumers' Health  |More| The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Strengthening Health Globally (Booklet, 2000). Describes the purpose and goals of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), a WHO global forum for coordinating action on tobacco control and transferring knowledge and resources to implement effective interventions where they are most needed.   |More in PDF| The Role of Health Professionals in Tobacco Control Developed for World No Tobacco Day 2005. Because health professionals reach a large percentage of the population in a health setting, they have the opportunity to help change behavior by providing information on the dangers of smoking and techniques for quitting. They can also forewarn children and adolescents of the dangers of tobacco. (Booklet, 2005)  |More in PDF| Tobacco Control - About Us PAHO Tobacco - About Us  |More| Tobacco Control - CD41_7 Tobacco Control CD41_7.pdf 7 July 1999  |More in PDF| Tobacco Control - CD43.R12-e Tobacco Control - CD 43.R12-e.pdf 24-28 September 2001  |More in PDF| Tobacco Control - CD43_13-e CD43_13-e.pdf 18 July 2001  |More in PDF| Tobacco Control - Data, Surveillance and Research PAHO - Tobacco Data, Surveillance and Research  |More| Tobacco Control - Industry Tobacco Control - Industry  |More| Tobacco Control - Measures Effective Tobacco Control Measures  |More| Tobacco Control - Publications and Resources PAHO Tobacco Publications and Resources  |More| Tobacco Control - WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)  |More| Tobacco Control - World No Tobacco Day PAHO - World No Tobacco Day  |More| Tobacco Control Homepage Homepage for the PAHO Tobacco Control Unit  |More| Tobacco Control Homepage Welcome to the Tobacco Control Homepage  |More| Tobacco or Health: Status in the Americas This book provides information on the tobacco industry, tobacco use, smoking and its effects on health, and smoking prevention and control activities in 32 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in Canada. (© PAHO, 1992) Online Bookstore Tobacco-Free Youth: A Life Sills Primer Examines scope of the tobacco problem among youths in the Americas, and discusses the application of the "life skills" approach to prevent use. (Scientific Publication, © PAHO,2000)        Online Bookstore What can be done about second-hand smoke? (World No Tobacco Day 2001) smoke-free homes The best place to begin is right at home. Make your home smoke-free. Let your loved ones and visitors know that you care about their health and about your own. Post posters and cards reminding your guests that they are in a smoke-free area.   |More in MSWord| WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 2003  |More in PDF| World No Tobacco Day 2002 puts spotlight on tobacco-free sports This yearly celebration informs the public of the dangers of using tobacco; the business practices of tobacco companies; what WHO and its Regional Offices, including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), are doing to fight the tobacco epidemic; and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2002 11(4):283-287)) More World No Tobacco Day 2003 materials The world of film and fashion cannot be accused of causing cancer. But they do not have to promote a product that does. The World No Tobacco Day 2003 focuses on the role of the world of fashion and film in fostering a worldwide epidemic and urges them to stop being vehicles of death and disease. See the poster produced by PAHO.  |More in PDF| World No Tobacco Day 2004: Tobacco and Poverty, a vicious circle Together, tobacco and poverty create a vicious circle. Tobacco not only impoverishes those who use it, it puts an enormous financial burden on countries. The money spent on tobacco cannot be spent on basic human needs as food, shelter, education and health care, and the high costs of tobacco use at the national level in terms of health care and loss of productivity, among others, are often neglected.   |More| World No Tobacco Day 2006 The topic of World No tobacco Day 2006 (WNTD 2006) is "Tobacco: Deadly in any form or disguise". The aim of WNTD 2006 is to sensitize consumers and policy makers to the fact that use of ALL tobacco products is extremely harmful and that ALL tobacco products, not just manufactured cigarettes, should be strictly regulated.   |More| World No Tobacco Day WNTD 2007 Tobacco Control World No Tobacco Day WNTD 2007  |More| World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2001 World No Tobacco Day is celebrated across the world with media campaigns and other activities. PAHO's message this year is "Tobacco Smoke Harms us all. Let's Clear the Air"  |More| World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2003: Tobacco Free Film, Tobacco Free Fashion. Action! This year, the theme for World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2003, is Tobacco Free Film and Tobacco Free Fashion. PAHO calls on students, parents, community groups, youth groups, and health professionals to take action to get cigarettes out of movies and fashion.  |More| World No-Tobacco Day 2002 Awards: Call for nominations “World No-Tobacco Day” 2002 (WNTD) will be held on May 31st. The theme this year is Tobacco Free Sports and the slogan is Play it Clean. The goal is to highlight the incongruity of tobacco’s association with sport as well as the need to eliminate the promotion of tobacco products through tobacco sponsorship of sports figures, events, and facilities.  |More| Young People: A Generation in Jeopardy. In this chapter the author reviews how much youth people are exposed and influenced by the media to consume tobacco. It discusses addiction as being a choice the Youth will have to make, the psychological determinants of smoking, the Latin American Youth at risk. (Tobacco-free Youth: A life skills primer. © PAHO, 2000)   |More in PDF|

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