Search Resources (English): Tobacco use

Describes research looking at the different aspects of women's roles in the consumption and production of tobacco, the effects of tobacco use on women's health, and the impact of tobacco control efforts on girls and women around the world.

Develops a gendered-analysis of Tobacco policy, contextualized in the national and international tobacco control and reduction movement, and identifies women-centred policy directions to reduce women's tobacco use.

Provides a picture of women’s tobacco use in different social contexts, identifes the health effects of tobacco, and describes women’s role in tobacco production and marketing.

Presents information on the health effects of smoking, second-hand smoke, the chemicals in tobacco smoke, the tobacco industry, and current Health Canada media campaigns on tobacco control.

Briefly lists the long term health effects of smoking for women.

Aims at improving the overall health and quality of life of Canadians by reducing tobacco-caused illness and death through a balance of prevention (helping non-smokers to remain smoke-free), protection (protecting the health and rights of non-smokers) and cessation initiatives (encouraging and helping those who want to quit).

Based on a report entitled, "Women and Substance Use in Canada." Presents highlights of this report and is intended as a quick reference and resource for addictions and public health staff involved in public education and community development, policy research staff involved in preparing briefs and other informationd documents, and applied researchers who need to collect better information on women's alcohol and drug use.

Identifies key lessons that have been drawn from the work completed on this topic, and profiles a few of the many community-based projects and local and national resources developed under the TDRS.

Addresses gender differences in smoking behavior, why young women start smoking, preventing tobacco use by young women, effective ways of helping women of all ages quit smoking, how tobacco-related policy issues affect women, and encouraging community action on women's tobacco use. Women an present lessons learned from the Tobacco Demand Reduction Strategy.

Aims to study: the nature and consequences of tobacco use worldwide; the effect of tobacco use on health, the economy, the environment and society; he efforts of the health community and health advocates to prevent and control tobacco use; and, the activities of the tobacco industry and its allies to promote tobacco use. (See Details)