The Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has launched a new online training program in global tobacco control as part of the Global Stop Smoking Initiative supported by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The training program, Global Tobacco Control: Learning from the Experts, is located on the Web at www.globaltobaccocontrol.org. The free online training includes interactive lectures by leading international experts in the field of tobacco control, including
New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, who successfully led the battle for a smoke-free Manhattan and in his lecture addresses how tobacco control can save 100 million lives. Harvard School of Public Health Associate Professor Gregory Connolly, DMD, MPH, architect of the pioneering Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program, lectures on developing effective mass media campaigns. Bungon Ritthiphakdee, a tobacco control advocate from Thailand, speaks about how to convince lawmakers to raise taxes and use portions of the revenue for health promotion. Completion of the course modules generates free certificates of completion from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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