MPOWERS SIX PROVEN TOBACCO CONTROL

STRATEGIES:

1.
MONITOR TOBACCO USE AND
PREVENTION POLICIES
By applying rigorous oversight and metrics to tracking tobacco use and
legislation, governments are in a stronger position to make effective
progress.

2.
PROTECT PEOPLE FROM TOBACCO
SMOKE
Enacting and enforcing smoke-free environments in public places
protects people from secondhand smoke and creates a cultural shift away
from tobacco use.

3.

OFFER HELP TO QUIT TOBACCO USE

Community initiatives such as telephone hotlines providing guidance

on how to quit smoking strengthen health systems to make tobacco
cessation advice available and part of primary health care.

4.
WARN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF
TOBACCO
Requiring graphic, accurate package warning labels and keeping the
public informed with press coverage about the harms of tobacco use and

tobacco control measures helps counter misleading tobacco industry

advertising.

5.
ENFORCE BANS ON TOBACCO
ADVERTISING, PROMOTION, AND
SPONSORSHIP
Enacting and enforcing effective legislation that comprehensively bans
any form of direct or indirect tobacco advertising, promotion, and
sponsorship curtails the impact of tobacco industry marketing.

6.
RAISE TAXES ON AND PRICES OF
TOBACCO
Keeping tax rates high for tobacco products and ensuring that they are
adjusted periodically to rise faster than consumer purchasing power is
the single most effective mechanism to reduce tobacco use.