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"These survey data that will be available as a result of this initiative will be critical in helping countries evaluate their tobacco control interventions, as we aim to reverse the global tobacco epidemic." - Kelly Henning, M.D., Project Director |
Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use
Tobacco is the world’s leading preventable agent of death, causing more than 5 million deaths each year. As one of a number of partners in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, the CDC Foundation works with experts at CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) to implement the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).
GATS monitors adult tobacco use and the effectiveness of tobacco control measures among adults in 14 countries that account for approximately two-thirds of the world’s smokers. Other key partners in the initiative include the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the World Lung Foundation and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The work is made possible by support from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
"The CDC Foundation is a key global partner in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, and is integral to our efforts to measure tobacco-related behaviors and the impact of key tobacco control interventions," says Kelly Henning, M.D., project director with Bloomberg Philanthropies. "These survey data that will be available as a result of this initiative will be critical in helping countries evaluate their tobacco control interventions, as we aim to reverse the global tobacco epidemic."
Now in the second phase of programming, GATS partners are working to ensure data quality, to establish protocols for the dissemination of the survey data, and to expand use of the survey into new countries.