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Health Effects of Smokeless Tobacco

WEBHealth Effects of Smokeless Tobacco Smokeless tobacco use is a significant health risk and cause of death & disease globally. Despite what the tobacco companies may claim, …

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The economic rationale for intervention in the tobacco market

WEBstudies largely ﬁnanced by the public sector.However,the obvious health damage from smoking usually emerges at least 20–30 years after exposure.

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Health in All Policies and Health impact assessment

WEBHiAP – definition HiAP is an approach to public policies across sectors that systematically takes into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies, and avoids …

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A Modern Economic View of Tobacco Taxation

WEBSecond, tobacco taxes are viewed as regressive since lower-income groups spend a higher share of their income on tobacco. In this paper we provide a strong counterargument to …

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Monograph 21: The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control

WEBThese authors reported that in 2005, Indonesian households with smokers spent on average 11.5% of their monthly expenditures on tobacco products, compared with 3.2% …

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The Trends in Diabetes and

WEBThe prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the Mauritian population aged 20-74 years was 20.5%: 19.6% in men and 21.3% in women. The ratio of known diabetes to newly diagnosed …

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The Story of VicHealth A world ﬁrst in health promotion

WEBVicHealth and health promotion milestones 1987–2005 1987 Victorian Tobacco Act 1987 passed in Parliament. The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) established

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Curbing the Tobacco Epidemic in Indonesia

WEBPer capita spending on tobacco by the lowest income group rose 227 percent in real terms between 1981 and 1997, rising from Rp343 to Rp779 (Figure 4). Real spending by the …

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The Australia Plain Packaging disputes at final Appellate Body …

WEBMcCabe Centre for Law & Cancer Australia – Plain Packaging 2 Introduction On 9 June 2020, the WTO Appellate Body ended almost a decade of litigation against Australia’s …

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A Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

WEBAA total of 1959 out of 2,345 sampled 13-15 year old students participated in the Gambia - Greater Banjul GYTS. The school response rate was 100.0%, the class response rate …

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Statutory Instrument 264 of 2002

WEB16. (1) The Committee shall hold its first meeting on such a date and place fixed by the Minister, and thereafter, shall meet for the dispatch of us business and adjourn, close …

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