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Global Tobacco Control

Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Introduction to Online Learning

Description
Provides an introduction to global tobacco control. Presents the health and economic burden of tobacco use worldwide and highlights practical approaches to tobacco prevention, control, surveillance, and evaluation. Examines transnational tobacco control issues, including the following: the interpretation and packaging of epidemiologic evidence for policy makers, the determinants of tobacco addiction, the economics of global tobacco control, tobacco industry strategies, legal foundations for regulation, and basic surveillance and evaluation methods using lectures, case-studies, and discussion.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Understand the scope of the health and economic burden of tobacco use worldwide
  2. Understand the impact of transnational tobacco companies
  3. Describe the components of a comprehensive tobacco control strategy
  4. Critically evaluate tobacco control intervention strategies
  5. Access information resources on tobacco and health