Abstract: Tobacco Control Program Policy Development

Learning objectives

On completion of this learning resource, students should be able to:

• Quantify the risk of disease in study populations;
• Interpret and apply data on disease burdens to program planning;
• Perform preliminary exploration and analysis of research data;
• Perform multivariate analysis of survey data relevant to tobacco control;
• Analyze data on possible operational risk factors for tobacco consumption;
• Interpret data on the social costs of tobacco consumption;
• Apply the data from the above analyses and any other relevant data towards evidence-based policy development;
• Develop a plan to implement and evaluate a tobacco control policy.