Information sources
TOBACCO DATA FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE LA SALUD
The WHO makes a summary of the facts and figures that show the magnitude of the problem of the tobacco epidemic.
EDUCATION AGAINST DRUGS UNESCO
UNESCO
Document prepared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) of good policies and practices in health education that shows the response of the education sector to the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
NON-TOBACCO WORLD DAY (2019)
CONSELLERÍA DE SANITAT UNIVERSAL I SALUT PÚBLICA
On May 31 of each year, WHO and its global partners celebrate Non-Tobacco World Day. The annual campaign is an opportunity to raise awareness about the harmful and lethal effects of tobacco use and smoke exposure, and to discourage tobacco use in any of its forms. Motto: “Tobacco and lung health.”
50 TOBACCO MYTHS
ARAGON GOVERNMENT. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND CONSUMPTION
A myth is something to which qualities or excellences are attributed that it does not have and that lack reality. In the case of tobacco, a large number of myths and beliefs have been injected into the collective consciousness.
THE TOBACCO ATLAS (2018)
THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Document to comprehensively analyse the problem of smoking.
TOBACCO ADDICTION (NIDA)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
Research report showing the harmful effects of smoking and helping to identify best practices for the prevention and treatment of tobacco addiction.
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
WHO-supported project involving nearly 50 Western countries.
It contains data on adolescents from the Valencian Community(2014) updated every four years with the main objective of obtaining a global vision of adolescent lifestyles and thus having useful tools for the debate on health promotion in this population.
WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017
If you want to go further into the subject and the strategies deployed for its control.
The report reviews the number of countries that have implemented tobacco control policies, from graphic warnings on packages to advertising bans to establishing no-smoking zones. We can also find that despite the measures, the tobacco industry continues to hamper governments’ efforts to fully implement life-saving and cost-saving interventions.
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness and death and affects 22% of the Valencian population. The Conselleria de Sanidad Universal y Salud Pública develops a strategy of preventive and care actions to reduce the incidence of smoking, among which is this Virtual Classroom, with material aimed at the younger population and teachers so that, among each and everyone, let's end the tobacco.