Junio 2019

World No Tobacco Day 2019

Every year, on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). The annual campaign is an opportunity to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure, and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form.

This years theme is tobacco and lung health. See IGTC's social media posts below.

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For more information on world no tobacco day vist the WHO site here.

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Straw Cigarette Branding: Misleading Descriptors and a New Marlboro Man

Straw cigarettes are a common tobacco product from Brazil that features tobacco hand-rolled in a corn husk that resembles straw. The use of natural materials and the fact that they are rolled by hand have led some people to believe they are less harmful than cigarettes.

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World No Tobacco Day 2022

Evidence of the tobacco industry’s damaging effect on the planet is vast and growing, despite efforts to communicate otherwise through its highly visible and influential cigarette package designs.

Cigarette Pack Color: A Key Design Feature Increasing Likeability and Desire to Try the Product for Mexican City Adolescents

Cigarette packs are an important marketing tool since they are carried around with users and are on display at the point-of-sale. A mixed-methods study was conducted in two phases in Mexico City in collaboration with the National Institute of Public Health (INSP). Findings from this mix

How Branding Compromises Pictorial Health Warning Labels in Mexico

Health warning labels (HWLs) can help diminish the appeal of of packaging and communicate risked from tobacco use. In November 2018, 15 focus group discussion were conducted in Mexico City, Mexico to examine the ways in which cigarette packs appeal to adolescents and young adults and h

World No Tobacco Day 2019

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