Tobacco Control in China

Description

This book comprehensively covers the science and policy issues relevant to one of the major public health issues in China. It pulls together the prevalence pattern of tobacco use in different population and burden of the myriad of tobacco-related diseases. The book pays more attention to review the successes and failures of tobacco control policies in China, including the protect peoples from second-hand smoke, comprehensive banning tobacco advertisement promotion and sponsor, regulation of the contents of tobacco products and low tar cigarettes, warn about the dangers of tobacco, support for smokers to quit, and increasing tobacco taxation and price, as well as monitor and assessment on tobacco use and implement of prevention policy under the international background of tobacco control. The book analyse and explain the influence factors, especially interference from tobacco industry with public management theory frame for promoting tobacco control policies and looks at lessons learnt to help set health policy for reducing the burden of tobacco-related diseases. It is a helpful reference for experts in public health and epidemiologists in tobacco control, advocators and policy maker. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxviii Introduction: China and the Negotiation of WHO FCTC (Gonghuan Yang)....Pages 1-16 Tobacco Epidemic and Health Risk in the Chinese Population (Gonghuan Yang)....Pages 17-46 Action Subject and Surroundings of Tobacco Control and Anti Tobacco Control in China (Gonghuan Yang)....Pages 47-71 International Assistance and Tobacco Control in China (Gonghuan Yang)....Pages 73-88 Tobacco Control Mass Communication in China (Chunhui Wang, Jie Yang)....Pages 89-118 Public Interest Litigation and Tobacco Control in China (Jinrong Huang)....Pages 119-140 Monitoring Tobacco Use and Implementation of Tobacco Control Policies in China (Xia Wan, Jason Hsia, Gonghuan Yang)....Pages 141-166 Protecting China from Secondhand Tobacco Smoke (Quan Gan)....Pages 167-182 Support for Smokers to Quit (Gonghuan Yang)....Pages 183-199 Tobacco Product Regulation and Tobacco Industry Interference (Hanbing Guo)....Pages 201-219 Health Warnings of Cigarette Package in China (Yiqun Wu, Gonghuan Yang)....Pages 221-244 Comprehensive Ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship (Pinpin Zheng, Lin Xiao, Fan Wang, Gonghuan Yang)....Pages 245-284 Tobacco Tax and Tobacco Economy in China (Rong Zheng)....Pages 285-309 Conclusions and Recommendations (Gonghuan Yang)....Pages 311-323