Reducing tobacco-related harm in the Pacific.
Tobacco use is a significant public health issue for the Pacific. Although Pacific Countries recognise this fact, their ability to respond is hampered by a lack of resources. The New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID) Tobacco Control in the Pacific Project was launched in 2004 to help address this resource gap and to support the tobacco control work currently under way in six Pacific countries. The project aims to create a sustainable Pacific approach to tobacco control and supplements the support provided by the World Health Organization, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, and others in the important field of tobacco control. The project uses a comprehensive approach to tobacco control focusing on creating tobacco control action plans for each country, helping with the preparation and passage of tobacco control legislation, non-government organization capacity building, health promotion and assistance with smoking cessation activities.
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Allen and Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists Ltd, 105 The Terrace, PO Box 10730, Wellington 6143, New Zealand.
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D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014944:World Health Organization