Dear HIFA colleagues,
We are delighted to open our deep-dive discussion on Tobacco, starting Monday 27 February for 5 weeks. We warmly welcome all new members who have joined us for this discussion. As usual, the main discussion will take place here on HIFA-English, in parallel with any other messages that may be exchanged. To contribute a message, email to: hifa@hifaforums.org
We shall explore the following questions (and more):
1. Do people understand the health, socio-economic and environmental harms of using tobacco products? What matters to them? How can they be better informed?
2. Do health workers have adequate knowledge to prevent and treat tobacco addiction among their patients? What matters to them? How can they be better informed?
3. What is the role of the tobacco industry? What can be done to address misinformation from the tobacco industry?
4. Do public health professionals and policymakers have adequate knowledge to prevent and treat tobacco addiction in their country? What are current national policies and what more can be done to fully implement those policies?
5. What are the pros and cons of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS; vaping) (eg as an aid to stop smoking; as an addictive alternative to smoking among young people)?
We are grateful to NextGenU and the Ulrich and Ruth Frank Foundation for International Health for their support for this discussion.
Meanwhile please share this URL with your contacts and networks, and encourage them to join us:
Further info: https://www.hifa.org/news/hifa-launches-deep-dive-discussion-tobacco-27-...
Any questions? Please feel free to contact me: neil@hifa.org
Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org
