Tobacco Facts
- Tobacco kills 5 million people every year, including 1 million in the Americas
- Tobacco is the only legal consumer product that kills when used exactly as intended by the manufacturer
- Half of all long-term smokers will die from a tobacco-caused disease
- Tobacco costs the global economy US$200 billion every year
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Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 6, June 2008In 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 » |
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CARMEN: A Network for Integrated Prevention and Control of Chronic Noncommunicable Disease in the AmericasThe 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, etc. More » |
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CE142/23 - Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Opportunities and Challenges for Its Implementation in the Americas More in PDF » |
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World Cancer Day 2008 - Children deserve to breathe smoke-freeSome 700 million children-nearly half of all children worldwide-breath air contaminated with tobacco smoke. Homes and cars are the main places where they become victims of secondhand smoke. People who smoke in these and other indoor spaces expose others, and especially children, to a dangerous mix of pollutants. More » |
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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 » |
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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» |
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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» |
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Tobacco Industry Brazil The tobacco Industry Documents: What do they tell us about the industry in Brazil? More » |
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Tobacco Control World No Tobacco Day 2007 Materials Tobacco Control WNTD 2007 Materials - World No Tobacco Day 2007 More » |
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Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use More » |
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