Tobacco Pack Information

There are an estimated 1.2 billion regular smokers in the world today, approximately one third of the global population over the age of 15, and the numbers are rising (World Health Organization 2002). Studies show that many smokers still do not kno...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/12005413/tobacco-pack-information
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9733
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spelling okr-10986-97332021-04-23T14:02:46Z Tobacco Pack Information World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADULT MEN ARTERIES BABIES BEHAVIOURS BRAIN CESSATION HELP CIGARETTE CIGARETTE COMPANIES CIGARETTE LABELLING CIGARETTE LABELLING PRACTICES CIGARETTE PACK WARNING LABELS CIGARETTE PACKAGES CIGARETTES CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS DANGERS DISEASE DRUG COMPANIES DRUGS ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL EFFECTS OF TOBACCO FATAL DISEASES HAZARD HAZARDS HEALTH CARE HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH WARNINGS HEALTH-WARNING REGULATIONS HEART ATTACKS HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMED CONSENT LUNG CANCER LUNG DISEASE MANDATED LABELS MUSCLES MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION NICOTINE NICOTINE CONCENTRATIONS NUTRITION PACK INFORMATION PACKAGE WARNINGS PICTORIAL WARNINGS PICTURE WARNINGS POTENTIAL SMOKERS PREGNANT WOMEN PREMATURE DEATH PROGNOSIS PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES REGULAR SMOKERS SMOKERS SMOKING TOBACCO TOBACCO ADDICTION TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO COMPANIES TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES TOBACCO EPIDEMIC TOBACCO HEALTH WARNINGS TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO PACKAGE TOBACCO PACKS TOBACCO PRODUCT PACKAGES TOBACCO PRODUCTS TOBACCO RISKS TOBACCO SMOKE TOBACCO USE TUBERCULOSIS UNEMPLOYMENT WARNING LABELS WARNING MESSAGES There are an estimated 1.2 billion regular smokers in the world today, approximately one third of the global population over the age of 15, and the numbers are rising (World Health Organization 2002). Studies show that many smokers still do not know that tobacco causes disease and premature death. Many others know little beyond a vague notion that "smoking is bad for you"- even in the US, where a great deal of information is easily available from multiple sources (USDHHS 1989). There is a clear need for effective ways to inform and alert smokers and provide information on how to reduce their tobacco-related health risks. Strongly worded, specific, large label information on tobacco product packages provides important public health messages, targeting smokers. 2012-08-13T09:24:11Z 2012-08-13T09:24:11Z 2003-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/12005413/tobacco-pack-information http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9733 English at a glance CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ADULT MEN
ARTERIES
BABIES
BEHAVIOURS
BRAIN
CESSATION HELP
CIGARETTE
CIGARETTE COMPANIES
CIGARETTE LABELLING
CIGARETTE LABELLING PRACTICES
CIGARETTE PACK WARNING LABELS
CIGARETTE PACKAGES
CIGARETTES
CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS
DANGERS
DISEASE
DRUG COMPANIES
DRUGS
ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL
EFFECTS OF TOBACCO
FATAL DISEASES
HAZARD
HAZARDS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH RISKS
HEALTH WARNINGS
HEALTH-WARNING REGULATIONS
HEART ATTACKS
HUMAN RIGHTS
INFORMED CONSENT
LUNG CANCER
LUNG DISEASE
MANDATED LABELS
MUSCLES
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
NICOTINE
NICOTINE CONCENTRATIONS
NUTRITION
PACK INFORMATION
PACKAGE WARNINGS
PICTORIAL WARNINGS
PICTURE WARNINGS
POTENTIAL SMOKERS
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREMATURE DEATH
PROGNOSIS
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES
REGULAR SMOKERS
SMOKERS
SMOKING
TOBACCO
TOBACCO ADDICTION
TOBACCO ADVERTISING
TOBACCO COMPANIES
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES
TOBACCO EPIDEMIC
TOBACCO HEALTH WARNINGS
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
TOBACCO PACKAGE
TOBACCO PACKS
TOBACCO PRODUCT PACKAGES
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO RISKS
TOBACCO SMOKE
TOBACCO USE
TUBERCULOSIS
UNEMPLOYMENT
WARNING LABELS
WARNING MESSAGES
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ADULT MEN
ARTERIES
BABIES
BEHAVIOURS
BRAIN
CESSATION HELP
CIGARETTE
CIGARETTE COMPANIES
CIGARETTE LABELLING
CIGARETTE LABELLING PRACTICES
CIGARETTE PACK WARNING LABELS
CIGARETTE PACKAGES
CIGARETTES
CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS
DANGERS
DISEASE
DRUG COMPANIES
DRUGS
ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL
EFFECTS OF TOBACCO
FATAL DISEASES
HAZARD
HAZARDS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH RISKS
HEALTH WARNINGS
HEALTH-WARNING REGULATIONS
HEART ATTACKS
HUMAN RIGHTS
INFORMED CONSENT
LUNG CANCER
LUNG DISEASE
MANDATED LABELS
MUSCLES
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
NICOTINE
NICOTINE CONCENTRATIONS
NUTRITION
PACK INFORMATION
PACKAGE WARNINGS
PICTORIAL WARNINGS
PICTURE WARNINGS
POTENTIAL SMOKERS
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREMATURE DEATH
PROGNOSIS
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES
REGULAR SMOKERS
SMOKERS
SMOKING
TOBACCO
TOBACCO ADDICTION
TOBACCO ADVERTISING
TOBACCO COMPANIES
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES
TOBACCO EPIDEMIC
TOBACCO HEALTH WARNINGS
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
TOBACCO PACKAGE
TOBACCO PACKS
TOBACCO PRODUCT PACKAGES
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO RISKS
TOBACCO SMOKE
TOBACCO USE
TUBERCULOSIS
UNEMPLOYMENT
WARNING LABELS
WARNING MESSAGES
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Tobacco Pack Information
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description There are an estimated 1.2 billion regular smokers in the world today, approximately one third of the global population over the age of 15, and the numbers are rising (World Health Organization 2002). Studies show that many smokers still do not know that tobacco causes disease and premature death. Many others know little beyond a vague notion that "smoking is bad for you"- even in the US, where a great deal of information is easily available from multiple sources (USDHHS 1989). There is a clear need for effective ways to inform and alert smokers and provide information on how to reduce their tobacco-related health risks. Strongly worded, specific, large label information on tobacco product packages provides important public health messages, targeting smokers.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Tobacco Pack Information
title_short Tobacco Pack Information
title_full Tobacco Pack Information
title_fullStr Tobacco Pack Information
title_full_unstemmed Tobacco Pack Information
title_sort tobacco pack information
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/12005413/tobacco-pack-information
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9733
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