Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this article was to review the Tobacco Control studies reported at the 21st IUHPE World Conference, and to discuss current issues, future direction in global tobacco control and consider the Japan's challenges.
Methods: Eighty eight papers on tobacco control (oral papers, workshops and posters) were reviewed for their abstracts using DVD provided by the conference.
Results: There were 24 papers on tobacco control policy and strategies, 13 papers on tobacco control and youth, 18 papers on smoking cessation, 20 papers on smoke free environment and 13 papers on media campaign and counter marketing. Forty four papers were presented by Thailand, the host country of the conference. These results showed that the global tobacco control has been accelerated and developed as comprehensive national projects since FCTC entered into force in 2005.
Conclusion: Japan's challenges are to fully implement the FCTC like other Parties. In order to promote tobacco control in Japan, professionals of health promotion should increase public literacy in terms of tobacco issues and mull measures against tobacco industry's CSR. Additionally, professionals need to play an important role for advocacy in protecting the public from harms of tobacco.
