Policy Research and Links
Tobacco is responsible for about one in six cases of heart disease and stroke, and about one third of all cancer. Over half of the social class difference in premature death can be explained by the difference in smoking rates between rich and poor - a gap that continues to widen. This page highlights the research and links on overall approach to tobacco policy.
UK Tobacco Control Policy and Expenditure: An overview
This ASH document provides an outline of tobacco control policies in the UK.
Cancer Reform Strategy (External Web Page)
The Government’s Cancer Reform Strategy stresses the importance of preventative measures and notes that smoking is the single largest preventable risk factor for cancer. The Government plans to consult on the next steps for tobacco control and on the further regulation of tobacco products. This will include, for the first time, measures to reduce the harm to smokers who cannot quit. Dec 2007
ASH Submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007
March 2007: This document sets out ASH's recommendations for tobacco control in the UK, in particular the need for a new 5-year strategic plan.
The policy is supported by 15 health organisations.
ASH Letter to the Chancellor on the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007
ASH's letter to the Chancellor on the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007
40 Fatal Years - the 40th anniversary of the 1962 report of the Royal College of Physicians: Smoking and Health
40 years on, over 5 million dead. This joint ASH / Royal College of Physicians (RCP) booklet reproduces the original summary, shows what a stir it caused back in 1962, and examines how much of the seven policy recommendations made 40 years ago remain to be completed.
Model legislation for tobacco control produced by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education. (External Web Page)
This manual provides a clear, comprehensive guide to drafting tobacco control legislation, particularly useful for governments in the process of implementing regulations required under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. 2004
CigarettesPedia (External Web Page)
CigarettesPedia is a web-based, free cigarettes encyclopaedia project. It is a collection of cigarette packets and contains information about cigarette brands, history of their appearance and the manufacturers.
ASH recommendations for tobacco policy (ASH Archive Collection)
February 2003. Summary of ASH's stance on a range of policy and regulatory issues - including advertising, tax, smuggling, smoke-free places, communication campaigns, smoking cessation, consumer protection and harm reduction.
How to run a national tobacco campaign - a short guide
Four pages of distilled wisdom with clear advice on what to do and what not to do in running a national campaign - with a focus on the mass-media communication component
Latest Archived Items - access the rest of the archive here
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Surveillance and evaluation data resources (External Web Page)
Published in 2001, this compilation of data sources for tobacco control programs is useful for tobacco control programs that are conducting surveillance or evaluation.
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Introduction to program evaluation for comprehensive tobacco control programs (External Web Page)
Published in 2001, this "how to" guide for planning and implementing evaluation activities will help state tobacco control program managers and staff in the planning, design, implementation, and use of practical and comprehensive evaluations of tobacco control efforts.
US Institute of Medicine - Clearing the Smoke: The Science Base for Tobacco Harm Reduction (External Web Page)
Published in 2001 is a vast report with authoritative assessment of what causes harm in tobacco products and what might be done.
