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1 results foundAuthor: Efroymson, Debra Title: Somtimes We Win: Tobacco Control Success Stories from Asia Summary: There is much to celebrate in tobacco control. Internationally we are seeing a tremendous positive momentum: country after country has banned tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; made public places smoke-free; placed stronger – and in many cases graphic – health warnings on cigarette packs; and set tobacco taxes to increase over the rate of inflation. Many other countries are in the process of implementing these proven measures to reduce tobacco use. In the spring of 2010, Australia took the radical step of mandating plain packaging, which should go far in reducing the attractiveness of smoking. Yet progress is not made without difficulty. The tobacco industry has much to lose from all the gains that are being made in tobacco control, and does not accept such loss easily. While what must be done to reduce tobacco use is clear, achieving it is often another matter. In addition to the obstacles put in place by an exceptionally well-funded industry are the challenges of managing and implementing a successful program, including daily and ongoing issues of networking with many and varied partners, getting the public to understand and accept the benefits of smoke-free places, monitoring and encouraging strong law enforcement, and figuring out how to phrase the issue in such a way as to gain the interest and attention of policymakers, media, and potential collaborators. This book, in addressing the above issues and more, provides a collection of tobacco control success stories that illustrate the value of a few different approaches, raise a few questions, and remind us that, through some combination of skill, hard work and luck, we can make progress. If we learn to 2 recognize opportunities as they arise and continue to work hard and intelligently towards the passage and implementation of proven policies, then sometimes, indeed, we will win. The stories presented here are by no means representative of the region, much less the world. They have been selected based on purely practical reasons: places the author has visited and is familiar with the work. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is over-represented, in large part because so few people know of the good work being done there. Very many more stories have been told and await being told; this collection is simply meant to raise our collective spirits and share a few ideas about successful approaches to tobacco control. Details: Ottawa: HealthBridge, 2010. 113p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 4, 2011 at: http://www.healthbridge.ca/STWW_book_final_version.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Asia URL: http://www.healthbridge.ca/STWW_book_final_version.pdf Shelf Number: 123230 Keywords: Illegal CigarettesIllegal Tobacco (Asia)Tobacco Control |