WHO Releases Guide for Making Cities Smoke-Free

At the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Singapore, the World Health Organization released a guide outlining what municipal officials can do to make their cities smoke-free. Based on the experiences of WHO’s Smoke-Free Cities project,…
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National Smoke-Free Laws Do Not Increase Smoking at Home

A study recently published in Tobacco Control concludes that smoke-free laws do not cause smokers to smoke more at home. The study is based on data from 4,634 respondents participating in the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation…
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Uruguay’s 100% Smoke-Free Law Reduces Hospital Admissions for Heart Attacks by 22 Percent

A study just published in Tobacco Control finds that the national 100% smoke-free law adopted in Uruguay in 2006 is associated with a significant reduction in hospital admissions for heart attacks. Researchers reviewed admissions reports…
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Tobacco Control Measures in New York State Dramatically Decrease Smoking Rates

A new report published by the New York State Department of Health documents the remarkable success of the state tobacco control program on youth and adult smoking. Over the past 10 years, New York state has implemented a set of evidence-based tobacco…
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New Resource Provides Guidance for Smoke-free Compliance Studies

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has posted a new guidance document, Assessing Compliance with Smoke-Free Laws: A "How-to" Guide for Conducting Compliance Studies, that can help…
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China to Require Smoke-free Indoor Public Places

Nowhere is the devastating toll of tobacco more evident than in China. Smoking kills more than one million Chinese people each year — one-fifth of all deaths from tobacco worldwide.

China's Ministry of Health has announced its strongest…
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U.S. Institute of Medicine Report: Smoke-Free Laws Prevent Heart Attacks

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A landmark report released today by the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) provides powerful new evidence that governments worldwide have no excuse for failing to enact comprehensive smoke-free workplace laws. 

The…
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Colombia Takes Action to Save Lives by Implementing Sweeping Smoke-Free Decree

Washington, D.C.—The government of Colombia took historic action this week to protect the health and lives of its citizens by implementing a sweeping smoke-free decree that applies to all indoor workplaces and public places. The decree was…
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Implementation of India's Smoke-Free Law Is a Historic Step to Protect Health

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The government of India today has taken a historic step to protect the health of the nation’s more than 1.1 billion citizens by implementing a national law that requires workplaces and public places to be smoke-free.…
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Mexico City’s New Smoke-Free Law Sets Example for Latin America and World

Washington, D.C.—Setting important examples for Latin America and the world, both the Mexico City legislature and the national Mexican legislature today have taken significant action to…
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Beijing Shows Commitment to Tobacco-Free Olympics

Washington, D.C.—The Beijing Municipal Government has taken an important step toward delivering on the promise of a tobacco-free Olympics by issuing draft regulations to strengthen significantly the city’s existing prohibition on smoking…
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New Laws in Turkey, France and Germany Show Smoke-Free Movement Is Spreading Globally

WASHINGTON, D.C.—It is great news for global health that 2008 has started with accelerated efforts around the world to enact strong smoke-free air laws that protect all workers and the public from the serious health hazards of secondhand smoke.…
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New Lancet Study: Tobacco Control Measures Are Effective and Affordable

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new study published in the December 5, 2007, issue of the scientific journal The Lancet shows…
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Nations Take Strong Action Against Secondhand Smoke, Cigarette Smuggling

Bangkok - The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids congratulates the nations attending this week's meeting on implementation of the international tobacco control treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), for taking strong action that…
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Conference on Tobacco Control Treaty Urged to Adopt 100% Smoke-Free Policies As Global Health Standard

Washington, DC - Advocates are urging governments to commit to adopting 100 percent smoke-free workplaces and public places when their representatives convene at a major global conference in Bangkok, Thailand, June 30-July 6. Governments…
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