Documents related to tobacco control in Africa cover health, legal, and marketing issues

Archive of Postings to INTL-TOBACCO, a post-only mailing list concerned with tobacco control around the world.

Mission is to improve the health and well being of all New Zealanders by eliminating disease and premature death due to tobacco. Educates on harmful effects of active and passive smoking, supports and encourages relevant legislation, e.g. to protect smokefree environments.

Forthcoming are tobacco and smoking fact sheets, statistics, news, projects, policies, and resources.

Tobacco use and control in Thailand.

Tobacco industry and tobacco control in India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Goa, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong.

Works to organize individuals and organizations to advocate for tobacco-free communities, by providing training, assistance, information, and grants.

Dedicated to raising awareness in the community on smoking and health issues in Australia. Educational campaigns, quit programs, library, and tobacco industry secrets.

Offers tobacco control programs in Hungary, the Czech Republic, former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and India.

Facts and figures on tobacco consumption and its effects in Malaysia.

Why tobacco is a community issue; forming a coalition; developing the coalition's membership and expertise; planning for action; communicating with the community.

Tobacco industry and tobacco control in Finland, Spain, France, Suisse, Schweitz, Norway, Ireland, the CzechRepublic, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Denmark Germany, Luxembourg, and the EC.

An international alliance of organisations committed to a strong and effective Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, in order to substantially and quickly reduce death, disease, and disability caused by tobacco.

Campaign to support the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Aims to introduce the Council to the public and to educate on smoking-related health hazards. In English and Chinese.

Canadian site provides the facts behind the warning labels; information provided in English and French.

Creating a healthier Licking County, Ohio, by reducing tobacco use through prevention, cessation, advocacy, and community education. Smoke-free dining guide, cessation class schedule, news, events, health effects, and clean indoor air initiatives.

Health and smoking prevalence in Norway, Norwegian tobacco control policy, history of tobacco control initiatives in norway, tobacco ligigation worldwide and in Norway.

Funds multidisciplinary tobacco control research projects in developing countries. Includes research reports from Vietnam, Turkey, South Africa, India, China, Brazil, and Latin America.

Complete online book covers tobacco control in Canada, including money, history, advertising, sponsorships, warnings, secondhand smoke, tax and smuggling, packaging, industry tactics, youth, women, farmers.

Promoting a smoke free Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland by giving health advice, information and education.

Posters, screen savers, videos, printed information, and factsheets on smoking, quitting, and going smokefree.

Focus is on clean indoor air in Eire.

Tobacco control organization in Uganda. News, reports, images of tobacco promotion in Uganda, related litigation.

Covers tobacco issues in Canada, China, Eastern Europe, Hong Kong, India, Bangladesh, Japan, Korea, Latin America, the Middle East, Northern Africa, the Philippines, Russia and the former Soviet Union, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Western Europe.

Article describes tobacco promotion activities of tobacco transnationals such as BAT in Pakistan, and discusses ways of countering thyem.

Tobacco control information for countries of central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, in English and Russion.

Aims to heighten public awareness and catalyze policy change necessary for the creation of a tobacco-free environment in the Czech Republic.

For each country: tobacco consumption, smoking prevalence, deaths attributed to smoking, pharmaceutical treatments, market share by manufacturer, trade and agriculture statistics, taxes and duties, retail price, advertising and sponsorship, health promotion and education, sales and distribution restrictions, tobacco product regulations, smoke-free indoor air, organizations involved in tobacco control.

Interview with Sara Bogdani, youth advocate for a tobacco-free Albania.

Wide range of information on tobacco smoking and tobacco control in New Zealand, including statistics on smoking and illness, activities underway to reduce smoking by New Zealanders, and global efforts to confront the tobacco epidemic.

Feature article deals with facts about tobacco including its effect on 3rd World development and ecosystems. Case studies include Kenya, Malawi, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Brazil.

ASH-UK factsheet presents smoking and tobacco prevalence and consumption facts, health effects, environmental impacts, and responses to the problem in the developing world.

Finland and Europe focus.

Information for local government, tobacco retailers, restaurants and cafes, pubs and clubs, choppign centers, environmental health officers, and smokers, on changes to tobacco law in Australia.

The Health Education Board for Scotland provides information and resources about tobacco, such as smokeline and e-smokeline for help with stopping smoking and teenage smoking issues. It also provides guidance, advice and information to help both smokers and health professionals overcome nicotine withdrawal and beat nicotine addiction.

Country profiles, tobacco control measures, tobacco industry activities, media, news centre, and links to other sites.

The report of the tobacco free policy review group in Ireland.

Information to aid in making the decision to adopt a smokefree workplace policy, including health and financial reasons become a smokefree workplace, implementation tips, success stories from N.C. businesses, and smokefree workplace and restaurant listings.