A1.3 International tobacco control strategies
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A1.3.1 The WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) websiteIncludes the Framework Convention document, a regularly updated list of signatories, and papers and minutes from Conventions of Parties and associated working groupshttp://www.who.int/fctc/en/
The Framework Convention Alliance (FCA)An alliance of organisations working on the development, ratification, and implementation of FCTC. The website contains FCA Background and Briefing Papers on articles of the FCTC as well as comprehensive progress on implementation of the FCTChttp://www.fctc.org/
A1.3.2 Support for introducing tobacco control programs
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008 —The MPOWER packagePresents a worldwide analysis of tobacco use and control efforts and provides countries with guidance on tobacco control. The MPOWER package is a set of six key tobacco control measures that reflect and build on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Controlhttp://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/en/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs—2007 http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tobacco_control_programs/stateandcommunity/best_practices/index.htm
Tobacco technical advice consortiumAssisting organisations in developing effective tobacco prevention and control programs. Based in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, GAhttp://www.ttac.org/home.html
National Cancer Institute's Tobacco Control Monograph Series: Public health issues in smoking and tobacco use controlhttp://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/
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