Historique
Chapitre
Tobacco. Prevention and control of public health hazards
Auteur(s) :
S. ASMA ;
G. YANG ;
J. SAMET ;
G. GIOVINO ;
D. W. BETTCHER ;
A. D. LOPEZ ;
D. YACH
Mention d'édition :
4th ed.
Article en page(s) :
1481-1502
Refs biblio. :
121
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Langue(s) :
Français
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
TABAC
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
;
INDUSTRIE DU TABAC
;
PRODUCTION
;
TABAGISME PASSIF
;
PREVENTION
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Note générale :
In : DETELS R., MCEWEN J., BEAGLEHOLE R., TANAKA H., Oxford textbook of public health, vol. 3. The practice of public health, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2002, 1481-1502, tabl.
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Tobacco use is unique in terms of its current and projected future impacts on global mortality. If current trends continue, the number of people killed by tobacco use will more than triple to 10 million annually by the year 2020 (Murray and Lopez 1996). Despite this impending danger, there is also an opportunity - a lag between the precursors of the epidemic and its projection. While high smoking rates among men are nearly universal, the same is not true for women and children. Moreover, multiple disclosures of industry documents have had a significant impact in providing new information about the history and conduct of the tobacco industry. These documents have changed the way in which we perceive the tobacco debate (Bettcher and Yach 1998, 1999). Thus, in the face of the unprecedented toll caused by tobacco use and the worrying projections, there is also an opportunity to learn and apply vital lessons for the future of world health. The purpose of this chapter is to explore that opportunity by (a) examining the history of tobacco use and dependence, and the current and projected pattern of the tobacco epidemic, (b) reviewing the structure, conduct, and strategies of the tobacco industry, and (c) proposing dynamic tobacco control strategies, already proven to be effective in some countries, which may have relevance throughout the world. (Extract of the publication)
ENGLISH :
Tobacco use is unique in terms of its current and projected future impacts on global mortality. If current trends continue, the number of people killed by tobacco use will more than triple to 10 million annually by the year 2020 (Murray and Lopez 1996). Despite this impending danger, there is also an opportunity - a lag between the precursors of the epidemic and its projection. While high smoking rates among men are nearly universal, the same is not true for women and children. Moreover, multiple disclosures of industry documents have had a significant impact in providing new information about the history and conduct of the tobacco industry. These documents have changed the way in which we perceive the tobacco debate (Bettcher and Yach 1998, 1999). Thus, in the face of the unprecedented toll caused by tobacco use and the worrying projections, there is also an opportunity to learn and apply vital lessons for the future of world health. The purpose of this chapter is to explore that opportunity by (a) examining the history of tobacco use and dependence, and the current and projected pattern of the tobacco epidemic, (b) reviewing the structure, conduct, and strategies of the tobacco industry, and (c) proposing dynamic tobacco control strategies, already proven to be effective in some countries, which may have relevance throughout the world. (Extract of the publication)
Affiliation :
WHO Collaborating Center on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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