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KMID : 0858820130300040009
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2013 Volume.30 No. 4 p.9 ~ p.16
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Intersectoral Collaboration for Tobacco Policy : Focusing on WHO FCTC
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Choi Eun-Jin
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this manuscript was to review Intersectoral Collaboration policies for Tobacco Control.
Methods: The author selected the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and adopted guidelines, and reviewed intersectoral and multisectoral collaboration policy recommendations.
Results: There are 11 chapters and 38 articles in the Convention. In the Demand reduction policies included price and non price measures. The author selected a few non price measures for cross sectoral collaboration examples. They are protection from exposure to tobacco emission, education and communication, banning advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products, and offering treatment to tobacco use cessation. Inter sectoral and multi sectoral approaches could increase effectiveness, and better outcome of the tobacco control policy for implementation of many different articles of FCTC.
Conclusions: It is important to give a specific role in structures of different government sectors and infrastructure for intersectoral collaboration. In addition, the role of civil society is very important for implementation of tobacco control policy effectively, and governments have to support the civil society for anti-smoking activities and campaigns.
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KEYWORD
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Tobacco use, Tobacco control. FCTC
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