Taking a Public Health Approach to Tobacco Control Tobacco Control Programs Taking a Public Health Approach to Tobacco Control TTAC 2009

The Public Health Approach Tobacco Control Programs The Public Health Approach Global tobacco control models: what works in the U.S. and around the world CDC recommendations for comprehensive programs Policy interventions Strategies for success TTAC 2009

Comprehensive Programs Tobacco Control Programs Comprehensive Programs Public health approach to tobacco control uses environmental approaches to increase the wellbeing of individuals within a community and decrease the rate of mortality and morbidity related to tobacco use. TTAC 2009

Global Tobacco Control Model Tobacco Control Programs Global Tobacco Control Model TTAC 2009

Tobacco Control Programs MPOWER Six effective policies that reduce tobacco use and foster social change WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009

Tobacco Control Programs MPOWER M Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies. P Protect people from tobacco smoke. O Offer help to quit tobacco use. W Warn about the dangers of tobacco. E Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. R Raise taxes on tobacco. TTAC 2009

Tobacco Control Programs MPOWER Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies Monitoring — Measures the extent of tobacco use. Ensures the success of the other five policies. Helps when allocating tobacco control resources. Shows the effectiveness of tobacco control policies. WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009

Tobacco Control Programs MPOWER Protect people from tobacco smoke Protect everyone from secondhand smoke. Prompt more smokers to quit. Increase the number of successful quit attempts. Reduce the number of cigarettes smoked. Discourage kids from starting to smoke. WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009

Smoke-Free Environments are Popular Tobacco Control Programs Smoke-Free Environments are Popular WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009

Tobacco Control Programs MPOWER Offer help to quit tobacco use Incorporate stop-smoking programs into primary care Set up quit lines Provide pharmacological treatment Look for government support for treatment of tobacco dependence WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009

Tobacco Control Programs MPOWER Warn about the dangers of tobacco Educate everyone about the risks of tobacco use. Change the image of tobacco use (not “cool”). Print warnings with graphic pictures of the results of tobacco use on cigarette packs. WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009

Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packs Tobacco Control Programs Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packs WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009

Tobacco Control Programs MPOWER Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship Regulate tobacco industry (no advertising, marketing, promoting, or sponsoring). Enforce bans on marketing tobacco. Enforce bans on tobacco companies’ sponsoring events. WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009

Tobacco Control Programs MPOWER Raise taxes on tobacco Taxation is the best way to cut tobacco use. Higher taxes increase government revenue. Higher taxes help the young and the poor. Excise taxes are most effective at reducing tobacco use. WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009

Global Tobacco Control Tobacco Control Programs Global Tobacco Control Tobacco prevention and control is a health priority worldwide. MPOWER , when implemented and enforced, will Prevent young people from smoking. Help current smokers quit. Protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke WHO Framework Convention TTAC 2009