Public Health

Canadian Public Health Association position paper : the winnable battle : ending tobacco use in Canada

The Canadian Public Health Association makes several recommendations to federal and provincial governments, non-governmental groups, the public health community and citizens in order to have Canada be tobacco-free by 2035. Priority areas are discussed.

Report on the health of Canadians

"This report is intended to inform Canadians about the state of their health and the major factors that influence health. The report is also intended to serve as a tool to help policy makers, health workers, and the public measure Canada's progress in achieving a higher level of population health, and to identify actions that can be taken to make continued improvements." ─ Executive summary.

Tobacco industry dying? Not so fast says Stanford expert

Smoking is not going away. Robert Proctor, Stanford University historian, warns that globally, the tobacco industry continues to create toxic products that cause not just lung cancer but also maladies such as cataracts, ankle fractures, early onset menopause, spontaneous abortion and erectile dysfunction.

Public Health in Canada : Creating and Sustaining Healthy Environments (June 2012)

 

Integrating individual and public health perspectives for smoking cessation treatment under health care reform : a comprehensive stepped care model

Explored issues involved in the optimal delivery of quality smoking cessation treatments for the entire population of people who smoke at a reasonable cost. Epidemiological, biological sciences, clinical treatment outcome, and public health policy data and studies are reviewed.

British American Tobacco's partnership with Earthwatch Europe and its implications for public health

Explores a partnership between British American Tobacco (BAT) and the environmental organisation Earthwatch Europe (EE) and considers its implications for countries implementing Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Health, not health care – changing the conversation : 2010 annual report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario to the Legislative Assembly Of Ontario

Calls for a comprehensive plan that is geared towards health promotion and chronic disease and injury prevention. Most chronic diseases can be avoided through an improved diet, more activity and sensible attitudes towards alcohol and tobacco.

What factors influence smoking prevalence and smoke free policy enactment across the European Union Member States

Examines if smoking prevalence is higher in European Union Member States with high levels of public sector corruption. In univariate analysis, smoking prevalence was significantly higher in countries with higher scores for corruption, material deprivation, and gender inequality; and lower in countries with higher per capita Gross Domestic Product, social spending, life satisfaction and human development scores.

Smoking and health information : the 1964 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health - a historical review

Details the circumstances surrounding the first Surgeon General's report and discusses changes that have since occurred, most notably the public's views on tobacco use. Contents note that the antismoking campaign has been a major public health success since its inception in 1964. Includes a list of all Surgeon General's Reports up to 1992.

Nicotine Dependence : Seventh National Conference

Lists the objectives, schedule, and faculty for this conference, and presents a selection of abstracts. The conference focused on the following areas: evaluation and treatment of patients; the challenge for addiction medicine and psychiatry; and an update on public health aspects of tobacco.

Will litigation become part of public health arsenal in Canada's war against smoking?

Canadians are just starting to adopt the litigation process. Andreas Seibert, a lawyer with Sommers & Rothof Toronto, devotes all his time to a tobacco class-action suit and 2 private lawsuits that dovetail with the class action. The federal and provincial governments are also considering civil actions against the tobacco companies.

Attorneys General Conference on Tobacco, Youth and the Public Health : Opportunities for Action, November 10 through November 12, 1995. Conference materials : includes agenda, contact list of registrants, and material relating to speakers' presentations

Provides a summary of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) proposal, legal cases, statements and descriptions of various anti-tobacco projects, and other project related materials. Topics covered include litigation, health care reimbursement, federal tobacco control initiatives, non-litigation options, the right of municipalities to regulate, and the tobacco industry marketing to kids.

The global financial crisis : whither women's health?

Reviews the literature on gendered health impacts of financial crises over the past two decades. Finds that the manner in which national governments and the broader international community react to crises can either magnify or mitigate gendered health-negative effects.

Regional surveillance of social and geographic inequalities in smoking : the case of Montréal, Canada

Analzyes data from repeated cross-sectional surveys of individuals older than 15 years old living in Montreal. Findings demonstrate ever tobacco use increased among individuals with a low level of education while current smoking decreased and quit ratios increased among individuals with a high level of education. Authors determine smoking inequalities in Montreal are increasing.

The growing danger of non-communicable diseases : acting now to reverse course

Executive summary - A call to action: the mounting development challenge of NCDs - Changing course: the prevention opportunity - Effective response requires action across sectors - Conclusion - Endnotes.

Is a deal with the cigarette industry in the interest of public health? : the answer will be found in the fine print

A review of the crisis management successes of the U.S. tobacco industry, and an analysis of the 1997 settlement between the industry and 22 state attorneys-general for tobacco litigation. Future challenges for the industry included FDA regulations, lawsuits by states and cities, and individual and class-action lawsuits.

Public health associations can make a difference : a tribute to the Canadian contributions and some future challenges for public health associations

Commentary addresses the 25th anniversary of the Canadian Public Health Association's international program "Strengthening of Public Health Associations" and its importance for the World Federation of Public Health Associations.

Addiction : its position among health determinants

Attempted to document the significance of substance use and it role in the health determinants model for health policy. The paper outlined the history of the government's move to a health determinants framework; then reviewed the relationship of substance use to health and health determinants

A public health analysis of the proposed resolution of tobacco litigation : technical appendices

Technical appendices to the report, including the text of the 1997 settlement.

A public health analysis of the proposed resolution of tobacco litigation

Analysis of the more important aspects of the 1997 tobacco industry settlement, finding concrete and substantial benefits for the tobacco industry but ambiguous public health benefits.

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