What is Global Tobacco Control?
Global Tobacco Control is online training developed by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. It offers a broad introduction to the global public health problem of tobacco use and will be particularly useful for those starting to work on tobacco control. The training is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about tobacco control. We do not offer academic credit but do provide a certificate for completing course modules.

How is Global Tobacco Control organized?
The curriculum is divided into eleven modules:

• Fundamentals of Tobacco Control
• Smoking and Health
• The Tobacco Industry
• Economics
• Best Practices in Tobacco Control Policy
• The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
• Special Populations
• Best Practices in Tobacco Control Programs
• Surveillance and Evaluation
• Communication for Tobacco Control
• Role of Healthcare Professionals in Tobacco Control

Each module contains:

• a series of slide lectures in Macromedia Breeze format with accompanying audio
• recommended reading and collections of key resources
• self-assessment exercises measuring basic understanding of content

How do I receive a Certificate of Completion?
You can opt to review individual lectures within a module, or take the entire training. After completion of each module, you can print a Certificate of Completion for that particular module. After completion of all modules, you can request a Certificate of Completion for the entire training by writing to rshillen@jhsph.edu.

Technical requirements
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