from cells to society: the multidisciplinary nature of tobacco control

From Cells to Society: From Cells to Society: The Multidisciplinary The Multidisciplinary

Nature of Tobacco ControlNature of Tobacco Control

Michael ChaitonMichael.chaiton@utoronto.ca

Why Focus on Tobacco?

Reducing tobacco use offers the greatest potential for immediate impact at the population-level.

Tobacco Problem in Canada

Smoking, along with other forms of tobacco use, remains the leading cause of illness and death in western societies.

Tobacco Problem in Canada

In 2002, smoking accounted for 17% of all deaths in Canada

21% for men and 12% for women.

Tobacco Problem in Canada

Tobacco use is responsible for three times as many deaths as the combined total of alcohol, drugs, suicide, homicide, injuries sustained from car crashes, and AIDS.

Tobacco Problem in Canada

37,000 Deaths515,607 Years of Life Lost2,210,155 hospital daysCancer was the leading cause of death

(17,679 deaths) followed by cardiovascular disease (10,853) and respiratory disease (8,282)

Smoking Prevalence Canada 2002-2010

Smoking Prevalence in Industrialized and Developing Countries,by Sex, Age 15+

Worldwide Annual Tobacco Deaths (1,000,000s)

2.13

2.1

7

4.2

10

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

2000 2025-2030 (projected)

High Income Countries Low Income Countries WORLD

Framework

VECTOR

HOST

ENVIRONMENT

AGENT

Framework

Mosquito

Person

Environment

Parasite

Framework

Tob Ind

Person

Environment

Cigs

Agent Lectures The cigarette (Kaiserman)

Vector Lectures

Marketing (Dewhirst)

Contraband (Perley)

Tobacco and activism (Mahood)

Host Lectures Health effects (Ferrence)

Comorbidity (Wing)

Addiction (Clarke; O’Loughlin)

Genetics (Tyndale)

Host Lectures Medical interventions (Selby)

Psychology of smoking (Hammond)

Fertility (Holloway)

Physical Activity (Faulkner)

Environment Lectures Cessation interventions

(McDonald)

Policy (Fong)

Environment LecturesEnvironment Lectures

Smoking and the Movies (Glantz)Smoking and the Movies (Glantz)

Environment LecturesEnvironment Lectures

Mass Media (Wakefield) Mass Media (Wakefield)

Environment LecturesEnvironment Lectures

Economics (Chaloupka)Economics (Chaloupka)

Environment LecturesEnvironment Lectures

Global issues (Cohen)Global issues (Cohen)

Environment LecturesEnvironment Lectures

Thirdhand Smoke (Matt)Thirdhand Smoke (Matt)