4th Triennial Luther L. Terry Awards
The American Cancer Society announced the opening of the call for nominations of the Luther L. Terry Awards for Exemplary Leadership in Tobacco Control on 14 April 2008. Named for the late United States Surgeon General Luther L. Terry, M.D., whose groundbreaking work established the foundation for public health scrutiny of the dangers of tobacco use, the awards honour outstanding leadership and accomplishment, are synonymous with excellence, and signify that the recipients are among the very best in the world at what they do. The awards will be presented at the 14th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, in Mumbai, India on 11 March 2009.
General Practitioners and the Economics of Smoking Cessation in Europe
In the frame of PESCE project 31 organisations from 27 countries have developed evidence-based policy recommendations and practice-based implementation strategies to increase the engagement of General Practitioners in smoking cessation in Europe. The project is running from August 2006 to June 2008 under the leadership of Tabac & Liberté (France) and is co-funded by the European Commission Public Health Directorate.
IPCRG International Guidance on Smoking Cessation
Tackling the Smoking Epidemic
The International Primary Care respiratory Group (IPCRG) published its guidance on smoking cessation in primary care on 2 November 2007. The guidance is available on the IPCRG website. Please also read the press release dated 1 November 2007.
European Heart Health Charter
The European Heart Health Charter was launched at the European Parliament on 12 June 2007. This document was produced by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Heart Network (EHN) in close collaboration with the European Commission and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The European Heart Health Charter sets out to define minimum requirements for a heart-healthy environment and proposes practical tools for implementation. ENSP is a co-signatory of the Charter.
Recent articles added
The following articles have recently been added to the ENSP website:
01.10.08: ENHWP European Conference, Perugia, Italy 2009 added to Conference announcements
01.10.08: Exposing the Evidence - Women and Second Hand Smoke / INWAT & ENSP Report added to Actions/Gender section
22.07.08: FCTC Art.5.3.: Tobacco control experts met with European Union Health Commissioner Mrs Androulla Vassiliou
15.07.08: PESCE Executive Summary in other languages were added to the Action/Health Professionals section
26.06.08: PESCE Executive Summary: English, French, Dutch versions added to the Actions/Health Professionals section
23.06.08: ENSP Annual Report 2007 uploaded
18.06.08: Conference announcement: 11th European Health Forum Gastein - "Values in health - from visions to reality"
02.06.08: PESCE Press Release and Executive Summary added
27.05.08: Tobacco Additives report by Danish Cancer Society et al.
16.05.08: ENSP Directory 2008 added to Members’ section.
23.04.08: Italy and Austria Before and After Study
14.04.08: Nominations for 4th Triennial Luther L. Terry Awards open
11.04.08: EUHealth Policy Forum contribution to consultation on budget review (cf. Members/EU Budget section)
UK
1st of October 2008: a big day for the U.K.
Implementation of picture based warnings on tobacco products:
The UK is one of the first European countries to introduce graphic images on cigarette packets to warn about the dangers of smoking. They have started to be introduced on 1 October, but it will be another year before all packets contain them as existing stock will have to be sold. The images will replace the written warnings that started in 2003, although the messages "Smoking kills" and "Smoking seriously harms you and others around you" will continue to appear on the front of packets.
Other tobacco products will be expected to follow suit by 2010. more..
Why People Smoke
April 2007
This publication focuses on the individual smoker, how nicotine affects the body and why the individual smokes. Issues such as how the body reacts to tobacco are also raised. Certain myths surrounding tobacco and the reality are compared. Many popular (mis)conceptions are examined in the report. Several leading scientists share their knowledge, based on years of research in their expert fields, of how tobacco affects both the body and the mind.
Tobacco-related Directives
For details of the Tobacco Products Directive, Tobacco Advertising Directive and the library of selected source documents for pictorial warnings, please refer to the EU Observatory section.
European Commission: Green paper on a smoke-free Europe
A press conference was hosted by Commissioner Kyprianou on 30 January 2007 to launch the public debate on the best way to promote smoke-free environments. The Green Paper is entitled “Towards a Europe free from tobacco smoke: policy options at EU level”. ENSP has responded to the public consultation on smoke-free environments in the European Union.
European News Bulletins
October 9: latest publication
The new European News Bulletins will now be available in the members’ section
by clicking on "More..." here below.
European Network for Workplace Health Promotion conference,Perugia, Italy, 27th - 28th April 2009
The European Network for Workplace Health Promotion will hold a conference in Perugia, Italy on 27th - 28th April 2009 to conclude the 3 year "Move Europe" project, carried out by the ENWHP network partners.