British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (BCCEWH)
Media Type:
Paper
Online
Author:
Lorraine Greaves
Joy Johnson
Joan L. Bottorff
Susan Kirkland
Natasha Jategaonkar
Melissa McGowan
Lucy McCullough
Lupin Battersby
Assesses evidence of the effectiveness of three aspects of tobacco control policy (sales restrictions, restrictions on location of smoking, and taxation and pricing), and the extent to which these tobacco control policies are gender-biased and have a differential impact on three vulnerable populations of male and female smokers. Assesses the impact and consequences of these tobacco control policies on males and females of people living on low income, Aboriginal people, and adolescents.
Department of Gender, Women and Health, World Health Organization
This policy brief, aimed at national and international policy-makers and nongovernmental organizations, shows how a gender-sensitive approach can be incorporated into tobacco control policies, making existing instruments such as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control more effective.
British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (BCCEWH)
Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Research Bulletins (CEWHRB)
Media Type:
Online
Paper
Author:
Natasha Jategaonkar
Lorraine Greaves
Describes research looking at the different aspects of women's roles in the consumption and production of tobacco, the effects of tobacco use on women's health, and the impact of tobacco control efforts on girls and women around the world.
Works to help women and organizations prevent and eliminate tobacco use among women, to improve their health and quality of life. Addresses disparities in health among females, and gives women access to resources and comprehensive tobacco control programs.
Examines factors contributing to differences in prevalence of smoking among subgroups of women and men. (From Women's Health Surveillance Report: A Multidimensional Look at the Health of Canadian Women)