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The 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health

Building capacity for a tobacco-free world

July 12-15, 2006, Washington, DC, USA



Thursday, July 13, 2006 - 1:50 PM
41-3

Using Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS) Data for Program Planning and Evaluation

Nathan Jones, PHD, Office of Smoking & Health, (CDC), 4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS-K50, Atlanta, GA 30341

Objective: Using global tobacco surveillance system data to identify tobacco control problems and develop program strategies to address the problems.

Methods: Goals, objectives, and activities will be established to address the tobacco control issues through the identification of infrastructure, implementing components of policy interventions, and resources to influence policy.

Results: Brief action plans, including goals, objectives, and activities will be developed during the workshop by the participants to address the tobacco control problem.



Web Page: www.cdc.gob/tobacco/global