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This guide was prepared for the:

Tobacco Free Initiative
School Health and Youth Health Promotion Group
and the
Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development

World Health Organization

It was written by Garrett Mehl 1, edited by Gerry V. Stimson 2 and technical support and contributions were provided by Leanne Riley 1 and Andrew Ball 3

1 Tobacco Free Initiative
3 Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development
2 Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour

Department of Social Science and Medicine
Imperial College
London, United Kingdom

Reference details

G. Mehl with G.V. Stimson, L. Riley and A. Ball (2002) Youth Tobacco - Rapid Assessment and Response Guide, Version 1.0 World Health Organization, Geneva.

Correspondence addresses

Dr Garrett Mehl

School Health and Youth Health Promotion Group
Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Department
World Health Organization
CH-1211
Geneva 27
Switzerland

Tel: 41 22 791 3843
Fax: 41 22 791 4186
Email: mehlg@who.int

Leanne Riley

School Health and Youth Health Promotion Group
Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Department
World Health Organization
CH-1211
Geneva 27
Switzerland

Tel: 41 22 791 4319
Fax: 41 22 791 4186
Email: rileyl@who.ch

Prof G V Stimson

Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Reynolds Building
St Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP
United Kingdom

Tel: 44 20 7594 0774
Email: g.stimson@ic.ac.uk

Dr A Ball

World Health Organization
CH-1211
Geneva 27
Switzerland

Tel: 41 22 791 4307
Fax: 41 22 791 4834
Email: balla@who.ch

 

Acknowledgements

The contributors to this document would like to thank the following people for their valuable comments and input: Mira Aghi, Natasha Herrera, Edith Wellington, and Peter Winch. This guide draws on the work developed by the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour and the World Health Organization and previous RAR guides and their contributors available from http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/pubs_prevention_assessment.htm and http://www.rararchives.org.uk./

  • Rapid Assessment and Response Technical Guide (TG-RAR) (Version 1.0) G.V. Stimson, MC Donoghoe, C. Fitch and T.J. Rhodes (eds) (2001) World Health Organization, Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, and Department of HIV/AIDS, Geneva.
  • The Rapid Assessment and Response Guide on Injecting Drug Use (IDU-RAR) (Version 5) (1998). G. V. Stimson, C. Fitch and T. Rhodes (eds.). World Health Organization Programme on Substance Abuse, Geneva. (Also available in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Russian).
  • The Rapid Assessment and Response Guide on Psychoactive Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviour (SEX-RAR) (2001). T. Rhodes, G. V. Stimson and C. Fitch with A. Ball, S. Rana, W. Sittitrai and G. Weiler (eds.). World Health Organization, Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence and joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (1998 version World Health Organization Programme on Substance Abuse and UNAIDS, Geneva, also available in Spanish and Portuguese).
  • The Rapid Assessment and Response Guide on Psychoactive Substance Use and Especially Vulnerable Young People (EVYP-RAR) (1998). J. Howard, T. Rhodes, C. Fitch and G.V. Stimson (eds.). World Health Organization Programme on Substance Abuse and UNAIDS, UNDCP, UNICEF, Geneva.
  • The Rapid Assessment and Response Guide on Psychoactive Substance Use and Prevention (1998) (Eds. G.V.Stimson, C.Fitch and T.Rhodes). World Health Organization - Programme on Substance Abuse

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Chapter 6

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Chapter 8.3

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Chapter 9.3

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Chapter 9.4

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Youth Tobacco Rapid Assessment and Response Guide, Version 1.0 (2002)
Garrett Mehl with Gerry V Stimson, Leanne Riley and Andrew Ball
World Health Organization: Tobacco Free Initiative andDepartment of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, Geneva

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