Course Description This one-week course was first offered in 2000 in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in collaboration with Mexico's National Institute of Public Health. Since then, the course has been offered every other year and is in high demand by students throughout Latin America. The course provides a comprehensive overview of tobacco and tobacco-related issues from a public health perspective. Topics include: - History and overview of the tobacco epidemic
- Determinants and health effects of tobacco use, surveillance, tobacco control programs and strategies used in the Americas
- Tobacco industry tactics, tobacco economics, and the most effective control measures and interventions
In addition to academic expertise, students are exposed to experts in the field who bring to the classroom their real-world experience in tobacco control. Objectives - To provide a comprehensive overview of research and public health issues relating to tobacco and health, from mechanisms of nicotine addiction to societal costs of tobacco use
- To provide an opportunity for students to practice critical thinking and public health practice skills in the substantive area of tobacco and health
2006 Syllabus
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