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From Cells to Society: The Multidisciplinary Nature of Tobacco Control. Michael Chaiton Michael.chaiton@utoronto.ca. Why Focus on Tobacco?. Reducing tobacco use offers the greatest potential for immediate impact at the population-level. Tobacco Problem in Canada.
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From Cells to Society: The Multidisciplinary Nature of Tobacco Control Michael Chaiton Michael.chaiton@utoronto.ca
Why Focus on Tobacco? Reducing tobacco use offers the greatest potential for immediate impact at the population-level.
Tobacco Problem in Canada Smoking, along with other forms of tobacco use, remains the leading cause of illness and death in western societies.
Tobacco Problem in Canada In 2002, smoking accounted for 17% of all deaths in Canada 21% for men and 12% for women.
Tobacco Problem in Canada Tobacco use is responsible for three times as many deaths as the combined total of alcohol, drugs, suicide, homicide, injuries sustained from car crashes, and AIDS.
Tobacco Problem in Canada 37,000 Deaths 515,607 Years of Life Lost 2,210,155 hospital days Cancer was the leading cause of death (17,679 deaths) followed by cardiovascular disease (10,853) and respiratory disease (8,282)
Smoking Prevalence in Industrialized and Developing Countries,by Sex, Age 15+
ENVIRONMENT VECTOR AGENT HOST Framework
Environment Mosquito Parasite Person Framework
Environment Tob Ind Cigs Person Framework
Agent Lectures • The cigarette (Kaiserman)
Vector Lectures • Marketing (Dewhirst) • Contraband (Perley) • Tobacco and activism (Mahood)
Host Lectures • Health effects (Ferrence) • Comorbidity (Wing) • Addiction (Clarke; O’Loughlin) • Genetics (Tyndale)
Host Lectures • Medical interventions (Selby) • Psychology of smoking (Hammond) • Fertility (Holloway) • Physical Activity (Faulkner)
Environment Lectures • Cessation interventions (McDonald) • Policy (Fong)
Environment Lectures • Smoking and the Movies (Glantz)
Environment Lectures • Mass Media (Wakefield)
Environment Lectures • Economics (Chaloupka)
Environment Lectures • Global issues (Cohen)
Environment Lectures • Thirdhand Smoke (Matt)