Moving forward in the Americas: tobacco control fosters sustainable development

Overview

This special issue applies this lens, bringing an equity focus to tobacco control measures, with particular attention paid to vulnerable groups (e.g., youth and low-income quintiles) and including a gender perspective.

Further, one analysis emphasizes the extent of environmental damage posed across the tobacco production chain, including the economic cost of tobacco products waste, and proposes policies to address this.

Link to IRIS PAHO: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/56462