Resource Pack: Global Health and Tobacco

This article, published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals that there is no longer a decrease in use of tobacco products among youth, due to the rising use of e-cigarettes. Research showed that 4.04 million high school students and 840,000 middle school students were using a tobacco product in the United States, and e-cigarettes were the most commonly used product among these populations, reaching epidemic proportions. During 2017-2018, e-cigarette use increased…

This report from the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) presents progress on the implementation of the tobacco control provisions set forth in the 2005 Convention. The tenth edition of the report, it presents data collected from 134 member countries, providing an overview of tobacco control measures, implementation needs and challenges, and recommendations. The report provides data on the implementation of key tobacco measures,  including price and taxes, protection from tobacco smoke,…

This online publication, released by Vital Strategies and Tobacconomics at Johns Hopkins University, examines the state and magnitude of the global tobacco epidemic and explores tobacco-related challenges and solutions. The 7th edition of the Atlas finds that while global smoking prevalence has fallen, there are still 1.1 billion tobacco users worldwide– a crisis posing significant threats to global health and economic development. The Atlas includes featured chapters on “Tobacco and the Environment” and “Race, Ethnicity…