<< Epidemiology and Intervention Research

China

The Fogarty-supported research effort has involved the planning and groundwork for an intervention program at the province level with targeted programs in specific cities and rural districts. The activities have included:

• A large-scale survey, focus groups and in-depth interviews with community leaders and members
• Assessment of nicotine levels in public places and homes
• A community intervention study focusing on achieving smoke-free public places and homes at a community level

The intervention is designed to

• Increase awareness of the harm to health from passive smoking
• Decrease exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in public places and homes
• Design and dissemination model program, and implementation strategies and materials to encourage cessation

This current study will provide a model for comprehensive interventions to decrease non-smokers’ exposure to SHS, particularly in rural areas of China and provides a foundation for our proposed intervention study. 

Projects
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Homes  
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Public Places  
Attitudes and Myths that Sustain Smoking in China  
Prevalence Surveys  

Partners
Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China  

Related Publications
Yang G, Ma J, Chen A, Zhang Y, Samet JM, Taylor CE et al. Smoking cessation in China: findings from the 1996 national prevalence survey. Tobacco Control 2001; 10(2):170-174. See article

Yang G, Ma J, Chen A, Brown S. Smoking among Adolescents in China: 1998 Survey Findings. IJE 2004; 33(5): 1103-1110. See article

Stillman F, Yang G, Figueiredo V, Hernandez-Avila M, Samet J. Building capacity for tobacco control research and policy. Tob Control. 2006 Jun;15 Suppl 1:i18-23. See article