Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI)

WHO Collaborating Centre on Tobacco Control Policy Development

Dr Stanton GLANTZ

Center for Tobacco Control, Research and Education
University of California
Suite 366 University Library
San Francisco, CA 94143-1390
USA
Web sites: http://tobacco.ucsf.edu
Smoke Free Movies: http://smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu
Tobacco Scam: http://tobaccoscam.ucsf.edu
Archive of WHO TFI Publications: http://repositories.cdlib.org/tc/whotcp/

Head: Stanton A. GLANTZ, PhD

Center for Tobacco Control, Research and Education, Univ. of California, San Franscico, United States

Training in the use of tobacco industry documents at the country level, the regional level (starting with PAHO), & the global level.
To provide intellectual support & leadership to research related to understanding tobacco industry behavior & how it influences tobacco control policy. An increased understanding will result in the development of more effective national tobacco control programs.
Development of integrated tobacco control courses aimed at building a cadre of trainers in academic institutions in developing countries. An initial focus on the PAHO Region will be developed, subject to availability of resources.
Dissemination of information produced by the Center for Tobacco Control Research & Education to developing countries, building on recent studies of tobacco industry youth programs & of the tobacco industry efforts subverting the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) second-hand smoke study.
Via the internet, respond to online requests for support in carrying out tobacco industry document searches, subject to available resources.

11 December 2010 20:33 CET