CONTENTS
- The tobacco Epidemic: The present world situation >>>
- The Menance of Tobacco to health >>>
- Passive smoking, Second Hand Smoke, Enviromental Tobacco smoke >>>
- Smokeless Tobacco (Oral Tobacco) >>>
- Women and Tobacco >>>
- Childern and Adolescents >>>
- Quitting >>>
- Action by doctors and other health professionals >>>
- Tobacco industry >>>
- National Tobacco Control Programmes >>>
- Tobacco and Legal action >>>
- Campaigning >>>
- Model Questionairs >>>
- Sources of further help >>>
INTRODUCTION
If you are trying to save your country from future disaster due to tobacco, this book is for you. The book is written in plain English with a useful index. It covers all aspects of the tobacco problem. These include the health effects of active smoking, passive smoking (Environmental smoke), and oral (Chewing) tobacco. There are sections on how tobacco affects women and children. The book describes the latest methods for helping smokers quit. It reviews the methods of the tobacco companies and the best ways to combat them. It outlines the desirable content of a national tobacco control programme.
There is an important section on campaigning methods and how to recruit allies. Other sections cover action by health professionals, model survey questionnaires and resource of further help. This is useful for everyday use, for training and for easy reference.
COMMENTS BY INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS:
Dr. Kjell Bjartveit (Norway), a renowned international expert and former president of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung disease.
‘This book covers all aspects that a tobacco control advocate needs to know. It will become a treasure trove for everyone involved in this work. I’m very impressed’
Assosiated Professor Robyn Richmond (Australia), former chairman, Tobacco Prevention section, International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
‘The members of the tobacco section agreed that this is a very important and timely book and look forward to using it in their respective countries. I believe that it is a significant book that will be useful in bothdeveloped and developing countries’