National Tobacco Control Program

IMPLEMENTATION

· Establish a national anti-tobacco council

· Appoint an administrator with appropriate support

· Perform a sampling survey to determine prevalence of tobacco use

· Set up a threefold strategy based on the following:

· Especially of schoolchildren, from age 10 years

· Promote peer-to-peer programmes for adolescents

· Mass education

· Integrate with related messages

(e.g. heart and lung disease)

· Use the influence of the media

· Regular price increases

· Ban on advertising

· Warning labels

· Ban smoking in public places

· Ban tobacco sales to minors

· End subsidies to tobacco industry

· Encourage alternative crops in tobacco-growing areas

· Regulate tobacco exports

National Leadership

· Promote domestic cooperation and advocacy by both national and NGOs

· Collaborate internationally on non-smoking policies and reduction in tobacco trade

Process Measures

>80% of schoolchildren aged 10 years and over receive education about smoking.

> 50% of adults receive an anti-smoking message each year.

> 4 out of 9 legislative measures to control tobacco are implemented.

Impact Measures

> 80% of schoolchildren aged 10 years and over aware of hazards of smoking

> 50% of adults aware that smoking causes lung cancer

>30% of adult smokers intend to quit within one year

Outcome Measures

Short term:

<30% of adolescents are regular smokers

<50% of adult males and

<30% of adult females smokers

Medium term: reduction in incidence of diseases (e.g. cardiovascular, respiratory)

Long term: reduction in mortality diseases (lung cancer, etc.)

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