 | Legislating for smoke-free workplaces [pdf, 452KB] [pdf, 452KB] | |
| This third publication in the series of policy documents following the adoption of the European Strategy for Tobacco Control aims to provide national policy-makers, health system administrators, professionals and nongovernmental organizations with easily accessible arguments and with a review of legislative tools and options in support of smoke-free workplaces. WHO/ Europe 2006. | ||
| Taxation of tobacco products in the WHO European Region: practices and challenges | |
| The second publication in the series of policy documents following the adoption of the European Strategy for Tobacco Control, provides guidelines and support to the Member States in strengthening their price and tax measures to reduce the consumption and prevalence of the use of tobacco products. WHO/ Europe 2004. | ||
| WHO European Strategy for Smoking Cessation Policy [pdf, 375KB] | |
 The document provides guidelines and support to Member States in building capacity to strengthen smoking cessation activities. It is the first publication in the series of strategy documents following the adoption of the European Strategy for Tobacco Control. | ||
| Also available in: ru[pdf, 755KB] | ||
The WHO European Strategy for Smoking Cessation Policy, is the first in a series of policy papers called for by the European Strategy for Tobacco Control.
Abstract
The WHO European Strategy for Smoking Cessation Policy aims to provide guidelines and support to Member States in building capacity to strengthen their smoking cessation activities. Although it focuses on interventions in the health system designed to help smokers stop, these interventions should still be embedded in a comprehensive tobacco control strategy employing a broad range of policies.
The paper describes the effectiveness of the measures influencing the demand for tobacco products and of the different interventions to facilitate the changes in tobacco users' behaviour or attitudes. It proposes priorities in smoking cessation policy for countries in the initial and transitional phases of tobacco control policy and for countries having, or developing, comprehensive tobacco control programmes. It presents different elements for building national capacity for smoking cessation policy and reiterates the need for evaluation and for international collaboration, describing in particular the role of WHO.
