All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Advertising of Tobacco Products at Point of Sale: Who Are More Exposed in Brazil?

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Scientific article
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Populations
Women
Public Health
Policy

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Objective: To describe the adult population perception of cigarette advertising at point of sale, according to their tobacco use status and socio-demographic characteristics such as sex, age, race/color, region, household location...

Family Therapy for Adolescents with Behavioural Problems

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family

Multidimensional family therapy addresses:

  • Mental health, substance use and other behavioural issues affecting young people
  • The parents’ childrearing skills/personal functioning
  • Parent-child communication/relationship
  • Family members'...

Physicians’ Views on the Role of Smoking in Smoking-Related Diseases

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women
Public Health
Policy

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Background

Previous reports have shown that physicians who smoke underestimate the effects of smoking on health and this influences their practice. This study was designed to investigate the views of Estonian physicians on the...

Tobacco Use during Pregnancy and Its Associated Factors in a Mountain District of Eastern Nepal

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Women
Public Health

Background: Tobacco using among women is more prevalent in Nepal as compared to other South-East Asian countries. The effect of its use is seen not only on the pregnant women, but also health of the growing fetus is compromised. Currently...

Funding Initiatives in the Field of Drug Policy: Call for Proposals

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News
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Policy
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

The Justice Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1382/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 17 December 2013, and in particular Art. 4 and 6(1), outlines as a specific objective the support...

2017 UK Drug Strategy

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Book
Themes
Policy

The UK government has today released its new drug strategy. It is the first such document in seven years. The strategy focuses on four strands including reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery and global action.

It builds on...

Effectiveness of Government Anti-Smoking Policy on Non-Smoking Youth in Korea

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Scientific article
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Policy

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Objectives: Since the Health Promotion Act was introduced in Korea in 1995, anti-smoking policies and regulations have undergone numerous revisions, and non-smoking areas have gradually been expanded. The purpose of this study was...

SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit

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Format
Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement

This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Access reports for community members, prescribers...

Factors Influencing the Tobacco Control Policy Process in Egypt and Iran

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Scientific article
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Policy

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Introduction

Tobacco control policy is essential for addressing the growing tobacco consumption seen in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the single greatest preventable contributor to the non-communicable disease epidemic. Egypt...