Global Tobacco Control: A Problem-Solving Seminar

3 Credits.

Introduces tobacco control strategies, policies, and practices to provide an understanding of what is being done to address this public health problem. Offers historical context to understand the consequences of tobacco use and a framework to understand how tobacco control has evolved. Covers practical approaches to tobacco prevention, control, cessation, advocacy, surveillance, and evaluation in the U.S. and other countries. Discusses tobacco industry interference in tobacco control. Explores how tobacco use and tobacco control efforts impact different populations, with attention to health disparities and equity considerations. Examines international tobacco control issues including the determinants of tobacco dependence, tobacco control strategies, emerging products (e.g., e-cigarettes), industry tactics, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), legal foundations for regulation, and surveillance and evaluation methods using lectures, case studies, and discussion.