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Chun-Yu Huang — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:21:54 CDT

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Chun-Yu Huang — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:27:48 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:39:02 CDT

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Chun-Yu Huang — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:58:43 CDT

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Chun-Yu Huang — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:24:02 CDT

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Top Hits from the World Social Marketing Conference in Toronto

Sam Kolinsky — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:54:19 CDT

1. Rescue Social Change Group's thoughtful founder, Jeff Jordan, led a keynote session that illustrated the difference between two connected, but separate strategies; commercial and social branding. His theory: When legislative and financial interventions have stagnated, and declines in smoking rates among specific populations (such as 20 to 25 year olds) fail to decrease in places like California, he calls in a creation called Commune.

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Chun-Yu Huang — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:39:26 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:55:21 CDT

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Chun-Yu Huang — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:47:31 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:18:42 CDT

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Chun-Yu Huang — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:48:35 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:55:08 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:23:39 CDT

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Can an epic traffic jam be an opportunity?

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:13:25 CDT

Can an epic traffic jam be an opportunity?

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:26:50 CDT

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Chun-Yu Huang — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:38:05 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:06:41 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:32:45 CDT

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Institutionalizing Strategic Communication in Your Organization '" Have You Missed the Boat?

Tahir Turk — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:45:24 CDT

Institutionalizing Strategic Communication in Your Organization '" Have You Missed the Boat?

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:15:34 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:29:33 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:32:51 CDT

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History is Happening Before Our Eyes

Irina Morozova — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:20:04 CDT

History is Happening Before Our Eyes

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:26:38 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:51:37 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:45:13 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:36:35 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:26:18 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:48:37 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:01:41 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:47:40 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:07:30 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:59:49 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:37:58 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:37:48 CST

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A Historic Victory for Tobacco Control

Rebecca Perl — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:20:55 CST

A Historic Victory for Tobacco Control

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:19:38 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:00:03 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:59:37 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:24:12 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:57:47 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:56:45 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:27:56 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:40:53 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:41:55 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:15:16 CST

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Chun-Yu Huang — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:53:57 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:58:55 CST

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Rebecca Perl — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:35:52 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:53:04 CST

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Gallery of Shame 4

Rebecca Perl — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:41:54 CST

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Mhealth Summit 2012 '" The Tobacco Control perspective

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:33:36 CST

Mhealth Summit 2012 '" The Tobacco Control perspective

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:27:42 CST

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Gallery of Shame 3

Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:35:48 CST

Gallery of Shame 3

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:44:19 CST

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FCTC-COP5: Six intense days in Seoul leads to significant victories for tobacco control despite Big Tobacco's shady maneuvers.

Rebecca Perl — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:39:58 CST

FCTC-COP5: Six intense days in Seoul leads to significant victories for tobacco control despite Big Tobacco's shady maneuvers.

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Chun-Yu Huang — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:06:16 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:33:14 CST

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Gallery of Shame

Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:09:54 CST

Our first entry for Gallery of Shame is courtesy of Tobacco Free Kids, which caught this youth-centered Newport ad.

What's ironic about this ad is that the youthful, athletic couple featured aren't actually smoking'"understandable, when you consider the...

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Chun-Yu Huang — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:19:52 CST

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Inside the Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC (COP5) in Seoul, Korea

Chun-Yu Huang — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:29:46 CST

Inside the Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC (COP5) in Seoul, Korea

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:53:31 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:22:46 CDT

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Using New Media to Bring About Tobacco Control Policies

Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:53:44 CDT

Using new media effectively can be challenging, but when done well, it can have a huge impact!. Below, check out some global stats exploring new media's reach, as well as WLF's results from using new media to push for comprehensive tobacco control legislation in Vietnam.

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:15:06 CDT

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WLF's Tabasco Campaign: Evaluation Results

Claudia Cedillo — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:00:41 CDT

At the end of this summer, my colleague Jorge Alday (WLF...

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:49:08 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:12:48 CDT

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2012 World Cancer Takeaways: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Sam Kolinsky — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:44:15 CDT

2012 World Cancer Takeaways: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:04:19 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:33:59 CDT

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World Lung Foundation Meets with the Tanzanian Minister of Health and Social Welfare

Samantha Lobis — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:41:56 CDT

Left to right: Dismass Masumbuko (WLF Maternal Health Program Manager), Samantha Lobis (WLF Tanzania Maternal Health Project, Grant Manager), Dr. Staffan Bergstrom (WLF Maternal Health Program Director), Dr. Neena Prasad (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:09:55 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:07:09 CDT

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Standing Room Only

Rebecca Perl — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:41:46 CDT

Standing Room Only

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:29:15 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:12:31 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:00:22 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:50:36 CDT

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Results From the Largest International Study of Tobacco Use Ever Published

Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:54:18 CDT

Results From the Largest International Study of Tobacco Use Ever Published

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:13:46 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:13:06 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:21:38 CDT

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Health: Can you sell it like a Happy Meal?

Tahir Turk — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:43:27 CDT

Health: Can you sell it like a Happy Meal?

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:11:12 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:11:55 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:39:54 CDT

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Singapore Tobacco Control Campaign - A bad case of deja vu?

Tahir Turk — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:30:25 CDT

Singapore Tobacco Control Campaign - A bad case of deja vu?

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:42:01 CDT

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How Can China Do Better in the Global Fight against Tobacco?
A Chinese Citizen's Perspective.

Winnie Chen — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:31:59 CDT

How Can China Do Better in the Global Fight against Tobacco?
A Chinese Citizen's Perspective.

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:21:17 CDT

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A Landmark Day in Vietnam

Mego Lien — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:56:21 CDT

Today marks a turning point for public health in Vietnam'"the country's National Assembly (NA) passed Vietnam's first national tobacco control legislation!

Details will unfold in coming days, but since the beginning of this process'"a full eight years ago'"tobacco control advocates in Vietnam have pushed for the...

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:05:09 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:24:16 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:09:47 CDT

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Are you one of the five?

Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:29:04 CDT

On World No Tobacco Day, it's time to tackle new challenges'"and celebrate victories! With Russia's recent legislation, 5 out of 8 of the world's largest countries have finalized requirements of pictorial pack warnings. That's millions of people around the world receiving crucial messages about tobacco's deadly effects with every pack. Is your country one of the five? Check out the chart below to find out!

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:48:08 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:08:53 CDT

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Graphic Pack Warnings at WCTOH: Hope for the Future

Irina Morozova — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:51:48 CDT

Graphic Pack Warnings at WCTOH: Hope for the Future

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:56:28 CDT

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Developing and Implementing an Effective Tobacco Control Mass Media Campaign

Rebecca Perl — Tue, 08 May 2012 07:24:00 CDT

The day before the 15th WCTOH 2012, which took place in Singapore in March, WLF did a pre-conference workshop called How to Develop and Implement an Effective Tobacco Control Mass Media Campaign.

The workshop was attended by about 60 people from 27 countries across the world, including South...

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:43:39 CDT

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Using Education and Communications to Advance Tobacco Control Goals

Yvette Chang — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:16:56 CDT

Using Education and Communications to Advance Tobacco Control Goals

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:42:12 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:37 CDT

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Poster: The Most Dangerous Places

Chun-Yu Huang — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:42:11 CDT

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At the 15th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health in Singapore, I presented a poster designed to present a global snapshot of the best and worst...

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:25:54 CDT

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Big Tobacco: Past or Present?

Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:57:51 CDT

Big Tobacco: Past or Present?

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:24:40 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:10:48 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:58:57 CDT

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China's Ministry of Health Launches First National Tobacco Control Mass Media Campaign

Winnie Chen — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:43:20 CDT

China's Ministry of Health Launches First National Tobacco Control Mass Media Campaign

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Chun-Yu Huang — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:48:58 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:36:05 CST

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Big Tobacco: Past or Present?

Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:47:37 CST

Big Tobacco: Past or Present?

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:22:40 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:36:17 CST

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Big Tobacco: Past or Present?

Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:09:22 CST

Big Tobacco: Past or Present?

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:43:03 CST

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Two Days in Lille: A WLF Photoblog on Flickr

Chun-Yu Huang — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:21:41 CST

Photos from the 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health in Lille, France

Late last year, WLF's Media Production Consultant in India, Dheeraj Kunzru, attended the 42nd Union World Conference on Lung...

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:13:10 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:52:28 CST

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Norway in January

Rebecca Perl — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:54:11 CST

Norway in January

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:41:21 CST

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Tobacco Control in Vietnam: Looking Forward to a Healthy New Year

Mego Lien — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:35:58 CST

Tobacco Control in Vietnam: Looking Forward to a Healthy New Year

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:53:01 CST

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World Lung Foundation '" Commonly Cited Resources and Materials

Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:59:36 CST

World Lung Foundation '" Commonly Cited Resources and Materials

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:11:17 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:28:34 CST

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Making Waves in 2011: WLF Speaks Out

Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:54:55 CST

Making Waves in 2011: WLF Speaks Out

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:49:17 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:56:23 CST

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From Research to Action '" China Tobacco Control Research Symposium, Lijiang, China

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:54:50 CST

From Research to Action '" China Tobacco Control Research Symposium, Lijiang, China

Enroll now: WCTOH Mass Media Workshop '" March 2012, Singapore

Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:09:31 CST

Bloomberg Philanthropies: Accelerating the Worldwide Movement to Reduce Tobacco Use

Watch the...

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:54:53 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:04:50 CST

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Dheeraj Kunzru — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:02:09 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:12:52 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:15:11 CST

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Peter Baldini, Chief Executive Officer of WLF, reflects on five years of global tobacco control work with Bloomberg Philanthropies

Stephen820sh Hamill — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:16:41 CST

Peter Baldini, Chief Executive Officer of WLF, reflects on five years of global tobacco control work with Bloomberg Philanthropies

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:54:17 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:04:53 CST

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:26:38 CDT

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Update from Kigoma: WLF's latest work in Tanzania

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:13:39 CDT

Update from Kigoma: WLF's latest work in Tanzania

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:32:05 CDT

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WLF Assesses the Impact of the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases: Part 2 of 2

Chun-Yu Huang — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:41:15 CDT

WLF Assesses the Impact of the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases: Part 2 of 2

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:58:54 CDT

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WLF Assesses the Impact of the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases: Part 1 of 2

Chun-Yu Huang — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:33:56 CDT

WLF Assesses the Impact of the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases: Part 1 of 2

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:28:09 CDT

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Russia Doesn't Want to be # 1 Anymore

Irina Morozova — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:58:03 CDT

Russia Doesn't Want to be # 1 Anymore

Friends and Foes: How did your country fare at the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases

Rebecca Perl — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:53:44 CDT

In the lead-up to September's UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) meeting, the outcome of this watershed event seemed destined to be distinctly watered down. Thanks to a massive last-minute effort over the final two weeks, our partners, champions and advocates achieved a political declaration that represents remarkable progress, including a number of...

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:26:46 CDT

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Largest Conference on Tobacco Control in Chinese '" Speaking World Held Successfully in Taipei

Winnie Chen — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:34:32 CDT

Largest Conference on Tobacco Control in Chinese '" Speaking World Held Successfully in Taipei

Close to the Drama: Speaking with Dr. Staffan Bergstrom about delivering life-saving maternal health care to rural Tanzania

Rebecca Perl — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:22:52 CDT

Dr. Staffan Bergstrom, World Lung Foundation's Project Director in Tanzania, has been a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1977 and has worked in impoverished and war-torn regions for most of his adult life.

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:10:49 CDT

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Mashable's Social Good Summit: The Highlights

Chun-Yu Huang — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:46:59 CDT

Mashable's Social Good Summit: The Highlights

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:38:22 CDT

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Follow the Action with Live Streaming Coverage from the UN Summit on NCDs

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:01:54 CDT

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) kill three out of every five people worldwide. Many members of WLF's staff are attending the UN Summit on NCDs -- join our staff and follow the action by watching the UN's...

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:42:32 CDT

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Ask the Expert: Q&A with WLF's Rebecca Perl on FDA's New Tobacco Pack Warnings

Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:13:37 CDT

Ask the Expert: Q&A with WLF's Rebecca Perl on FDA's New Tobacco Pack Warnings

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:45:09 CDT

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Glimmers of hope in Indonesia

Mego Lien — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:53:44 CDT

Glimmers of hope in Indonesia

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:39:04 CDT

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Is your country blocking progress on global health for the UN Summit on NCDs? An urgent call to action.

Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:10:16 CDT

"Allergic to accountability," was how World Lung Foundation's Rebecca Perl described key negotiators to the BBC in the lead up to the landmark UN Summit on Non -Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

After a period of discussion (and influence from industry...

Meeting Vietnam's Vice Health Minister Madame Xuyen

Mego Lien — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:50:20 CDT

World Lung Foundation technical advisor Tom Carroll met with Vietnam's Vice Health Minister Madame Xuyen while participating in a World Health Organization assessment of tobacco-control capacity in that country.The trip has been "a terrific chance to delve deeper into the tobacco control situation here in Vietnam," he shared. The two-week assessment process will...

Using Threat Appeals in New Media Channels

Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:51:27 CDT

Using Threat Appeals in New Media Channels

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:20:48 CDT

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Threat Appeals'" How and when are they effective?

Tom Carroll — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:42:07 CDT

Threat Appeals'" How and when are they effective?

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:00:01 CDT

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Stephen820sh Hamill — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:10:56 CDT

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Big Tobacco wants to be your Facebook friend

Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:49:55 CDT

Big Tobacco wants to be your Facebook friend

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Chun-Yu Huang — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:23:19 CDT

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Tom Carroll — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:55:56 CDT

WLF In The News

Jorge Alday — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:33:49 CDT

WLF continues to work with media around the world to advocate for better health policies. Each press opportunity is critical to building awareness and persuading governments that they can and ought to do more. Here's a round-up of WLF in this month's news:

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Lung Health: The Need for Cleaner Cooking Methods

Rebecca Perl — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:17:02 CDT

Lung Health: The Need for Cleaner Cooking Methods

A Newbie's Look at Graphic Tobacco Ads

Chun-Yu Huang — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:40:10 CDT

A Newbie's Look at Graphic Tobacco Ads

Tobacco Advertising to Russian Women, Part III: A Dose of Reality

Irina Morozova — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:03:02 CDT

Tobacco Advertising to Russian Women, Part III: A Dose of Reality

Tobacco Advertising to Russian Women, PART II: Making Death Look and Taste More Appealing

Irina Morozova — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:34:00 CDT

Tobacco Advertising to Russian Women, PART II: Making Death Look and Taste More Appealing

Tobacco Advertising to Russian Women, Part I: Marketing Death to the Vulnerable

Irina Morozova — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:51:48 CDT

Tobacco Advertising to Russian Women, Part I: Marketing Death to the Vulnerable

Choking on Tar: Hard-hitting 'Sponge' ad shows Mauritians the frightening truth about smokers' lungs

Mego Lien — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:09:32 CDT

Choking on Tar: Hard-hitting 'Sponge' ad shows Mauritians the frightening truth about smokers' lungs

Tobacco Advertising That Reached Millions Banned on the Moscow Metro

Irina Morozova — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:02:38 CDT

Tobacco Advertising That Reached Millions Banned on the Moscow Metro

Lessons from Tobacco Control: Should the Food Industry sit at the health policy table?

Rebecca Perl — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:53:13 CDT

Lessons from Tobacco Control: Should the Food Industry sit at the health policy table?

Tobacco Control in Tianjin '" an Ongoing Effort

Winnie Chen — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:37:46 CDT

Tobacco Control in Tianjin '" an Ongoing Effort

Tobacco on the agenda at the UN NCD Meeting

Stephen820sh Hamill — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:04:53 CDT

"Mukesh Harane was a 24-year-old Indian man with dreams and aspirations like any other. Unfortunately, he acquired a habit of using chewing tobacco. Only about a year later he discovered he had oral cancer. He was worried that he might be disfigured from the treatment,...

Tribute to Jamshed Chhor

Stephen820sh Hamill — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:08:54 CDT

WLF's Executive Updates usually focus on the issues and challenges that our organization faces, but this month's is in honor of the life of Jamshed Chhor, of The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and his work promoting collaboration and partnership. Read this...

Ask the Expert: Q&A with FCA's Laurent Huber on
Tobacco Pack Warnings and FCTC Article 11

Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:06 CDT

Ask the Expert: Q&A with FCA's Laurent Huber on
Tobacco Pack Warnings and FCTC Article 11

A New Yorker's Response to Smoke-Free Park Scofflaws

Stephen820sh Hamill — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:56:36 CDT

Stephen Hamill, member of WLF staff, guests blogs on New York Dad blog.

Launching the Anti-Tobacco Fight in Bangladesh

Tahir Turk — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:36:18 CDT

Launching the Anti-Tobacco Fight in Bangladesh

They Never Stop

Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:48:16 CDT

In something that looks like it could be out of the 1950s, and would be outlawed in most countries in the World, "healthier" cigarettes are being advertised in Tanzania. Thanks to our Tanzanian colleagues for forwarding this picture for forwarding this to us, on World No Tobacco Day!

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Bangladesh's First Ever National Tobacco Control Mass Media Campaign

Sandra Mullin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:23:19 CDT

Bangladesh launched Sponge Campaign on WNTD, first ever hard hitting anti-tobacco campaign in that country.

Fighting Tobacco in the Philippines: No Easy Task

Jorge Alday — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:36:56 CDT

Fighting Tobacco in the Philippines: No Easy Task

A Global Fight: World Lung Foundation on World No Tobacco Day 2011

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:02:46 CDT

A Global Fight: World Lung Foundation on World No Tobacco Day 2011

Countdown to the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Rebecca Perl — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:27:12 CDT

Countdown to the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:44:57 CDT

This week, more than two million Indians received an SMS warning about the dangers of chewing tobacco, urging them to take action against the epidemic. Hundreds of thousands more will see ads on social-networking sites, driving them to a two-minute web video with images that were considered too graphic for TV.

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WHO/Russian Ministerial Meeting on
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Moscow - Day 1

Rebecca Perl — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:40:09 CDT

April 28, 2011: Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden, discussed challenges and best practices at the first day of the Russian Ministerial Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases in Moscow. Speaking of the unique challenges NCDs pose as opposed to communicable diseases, Frieden said...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Applauds China's New Smoke-free Initiative

Chun-Yu Huang — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:24:27 CDT

Bloomberg Philanthropies Applauds China's New Smoke-free Initiative

Billboards in India: Ban Smokeless Tobacco

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:03:32 CDT

Billboards in India: Ban Smokeless Tobacco

Fighting Big Tobacco in China

Winnie Chen — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:52:53 CDT

Fighting Big Tobacco in China

WLF Interview on Russia's Tobacco Tax Increase

Rebecca Perl — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:43:47 CST

During our recent visit to Moscow, I was interviewed for Russia Today TV for a news spot about the new 60 percent tobacco tax increase for the country.

See the news spot and interview below.

Anti-Corruption and Anti-Smoking: Hand-in-Hand in Tahrir Square

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:56:26 CST

The January 25th revolution of Egyptian youth in Tahrir Square demanded a number of political, social and economic reforms. It clearly reflected young people's quest for revival and prosperity, and improvement of their country at all levels.

On February 6th, the Al Masry Al Youm newspaper published photos of some youth carrying...

Meeting Tobacco Control Allies in Tabasco and Mexico City

Jorge Alday — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:04:53 CST

Meeting with Tabasco Governor

Aside from the grasshoppers and worms I ate on the last day, this latest trip to Mexico was a treat. I joined colleagues from

CNBC: Lights, Camera, Action

Chun-Yu Huang — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:11:02 CST

CNBC: Lights, Camera, Action

Long Overdue: Graphic Pack Warning Labels for Cigarettes in the United States

Rebecca Perl — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:36:03 CST

You can view all of the images that are being considered for pack warnings on U.S. cigarettes at FDA Proposed Cigarette Product Warning Labels

For the first time since the U.S. Surgeon General declared cigarettes...

The Myth of the Celebrity

Stephen820sh Hamill — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:22:43 CST

The Myth of the Celebrity

Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya

Chun-Yu Huang — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:57:30 CST

Reporting in from Nairobi, Kenya, WLF's Senior VP of Communications and Policy writes, "In Nairobi, you are not allowed to smoke in public places! Here's the type of pen they've erected in the City Center district for smokers. Congratulations to Nairobi for this approach to protecting health, indoors and out!"

Thoughts on a First CoP

Rebecca Perl — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:34:58 CST

As delegates from 140 countries gathered in beautiful Punta del Este, Uruguay, a newbie to the process, Rebecca Perl, gathered her own impressions about the fourth bi-annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the global Framework Convention on Tobacco Control treaty.

First of all, let me just say that Punta del Esta, the location...

Turkish "Sponge" leaves hotline busy signals

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:21:31 CST

Leveraging a unique law that allows for free prime-time advertising for anti-tobacco ads, Turkey has adapted and launched the hard-hitting "Sponge" campaign, originally produced by the Cancer Institute New South Wales in Australia. The campaign, on both radio and television, is the first to feature Turkey's new quit-smoking hotline.

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Smoke-Free Alexandria

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:49:32 CST

The Egyptian Ministry of Health, in coordination with World Lung Foundation, has finished a two-stage "Smoke-Free Alexandria" media campaign, stretching a small campaign budget by using innovative tactics to attract additional media interest and attention.

In order to avoid expensive Ramadan-priced mainstream media, we launched perhaps Egypt's first Facebook ad campaign for public...

Travel Log: Tanzania, Mauritius, Bangladesh and India

Sandra Mullin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:02:07 CST

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Arrived in Dar Es Salaam on a Saturday night and was met by my WLF colleagues at the airport. We made plans to get our team together the next day. Early Sunday morning, I went for a run alongside the beach in a light rain, in the wake of three young men wearing soccer shirts with names like Essien...

Incredible Istanbul: City offers the perfect smoke-free backdrop for WLF media workshop

Rebecca Perl — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:36:20 CDT

Turkey is an extraordinary place when measured by several yardsticks; its blend of old and new cultures, its standing as a bridge between East and West; and even its efficiency'"considering its size (Istanbul alone is 20 million by some estimates). Last but not least, Turkey is extraordinary for its ability to implement strong smoke-free policies and initiatives, in some cases...

Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health
Sydney, Australia, October 6-9, 2010

Mego Lien — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:01:24 CDT

After working with World Lung Foundation for almost three years, I've been to a fair number of global health conferences, and I've felt that I generally know what to expect at this point. But the APACT conference, held this October in Sydney, was a conference of firsts for me.

2010 World Cancer Congress in Shenzhen, China

Winnie Chen — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:24:10 CDT

Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center

As an international NGO and program collaborator, WLF attended the 2010 World Cancer Congress held during Aug 18-21, 2010 in Shenzhen, one of the fastest growing cities in the world.

It was the first time that the World Cancer Congress was held in Asia, and...

Aus-Aid Australian Leadership Award Fellowship on Tobacco Control

Trish Cotter — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:33:12 CDT

Melbourne, Australia - On July 23, 2010, WLF Mass Media Technical Advisors, Tahir Turk and I were privileged to have the opportunity to participate as presenters in the Australian Leadership and Awards Fellowship on Tobacco Control.

The program's goal is to develop appropriately trained current...

Sunday in Tanzania

Sandra Mullin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:11:49 CDT

Two women visiting family members in the maternity ward, coming to cook and provide emotional support.

On Sunday at 7 AM, our World Lung Foundation team of Peter Baldini, Jack Salvo, Carl Mercer, Dismass Masumbukoo, our driver Filbert Kalilameso, and I climbed into a jeep provided by our grantee IFAKARA and headed south to visit one of our maternal health...

Smoke-free Alexandria, "effective immediately"

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:19:01 CDT

Minister of Health Dr. El-Gabaly and General Adel Labib sign the declaration of Smoke-free Alexandria, while Dr. Sahar Labib, Director of the Tobacco Control Department, looks on.

"This initiative needs supports from individuals and society, and is the first core and form of every Egyptian.... It is a historic day and future...

WLF Workshop in Bogotá, Colombia

Claudia Cedillo — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:01:37 CDT

Attendees to the Bogotá, Colombia workshop, give their full attention to WLF trainer Jorge Alday.

Jorge Alday and I, we leave our home cities, New York and Mexico, to go to Bogotá, Colombia. It would be our first time in Colombia, and that gave us a feeling of curiosity and excitement. Jonathan Romo, from The...

Working Together for Tobacco Control in Vietnam

Tom Carroll — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:59:37 CDT

WLF has worked throughout the past year and a half with local partners in Vietnam to develop a national mass media campaign. The goals were to increase the public's awareness about the harms of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke, and to generate support for national tobacco control policies and legislation. The campaign is called "

WLF Brings Communications Course to Singapore

Alexey Kotov — Wed, 19 May 2010 10:56:36 CDT

It took 24 hours to get from New York, where I live, to Singapore. Not the easiest trip, to say the least. It was a long time to remain in the same position, but the people in the plane were very nice and polite, and I had the feeling I was going to a fine place.

At the beginning of May, together with my colleagues Sandra Mullin, Yvette Chang (both from WLF), and Jayson...

Tanzania - Expanding Critical Health Services for Women and Children

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:31:22 CDT

The core aspect of the WLF program in Tanzania is to decrease maternal and infant mortality through targeted enhancements of emergency obstetric care in rural health centers. Specifically, the WLF program is funding the renovation and construction of key infrastructure; building the capacity of health care providers through intensive trainings; and equipping trained staff with the necessary tools...

Run, WLF, Run!

Chun-Yu Huang — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:05:23 CDT

On Sunday March 21, WLF sponsored its third annual New York City Half-Marathon running team to raise money for asthma treatment. Christina Baldini'"who is wife of WLF's CEO and a first-time Half-Marathon runner'"shared how she got "tricked" into running, what motivated her training, and her experience being on the WLF team.

After a...

Craig David, Goodwill Ambassador against Tuberculosis

Chun-Yu Huang — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:22:38 CDT

Craig David with WLF board member Dr. Marcos Espinal at Stop TB event.

On World TB day, I attended a celebration with Craig David, the British R&B singer. He is serving as a Goodwill Ambassador against Tuberculosis. The event was held at a gallery in the West Village of New York City.

Craig...

Moscow Sponge Winter Campaign

Rebecca Perl — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:56:48 CST

WLF's Rebecca Perl and Irina Morozova, who both worked with the Moscow Duma on the Moscow Sponge campaign with one of the Sponge LED screens in the Moscow metro.

When I arrived in bright, cold, snowy, mid-February Moscow for a series of meetings with Russian partners, I was happy and shocked to see that the LED poster images from the...

Spring Festival Gift-Giving in China

Yvette Chang — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:41:48 CST

2010 marks the second year that WLF will be supporting a campaign in China to discourage against the practice of giving cigarettes as gifts. With the Chinese New Year holiday fast approaching, gift giving is at its peak. Working with WHO, China CDC, and other local partners, the campaign makes people aware of the harmful health effects of tobacco use and equates giving cigarettes with gifting...

Enhancing Maternal Health in Tanzania

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:39:02 CST

For the last year WLF has been working with the Ifakara Health Research and Development Center to improve access to maternal and neonatal health care in Tanzania. By enhancing the capacity of healthcare providers with life saving skills and equipment, the program aims to decrease maternal and newborn mortality in some of the most remote regions of the country.

In...

Some Things Just Don't Work that Well with Holes in Them

Stephen820sh Hamill — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:45:47 CST

Six months after Turkey's national 100% smoke-free law , Ankara's streets would look familiar to a native of any smoke-free city. Little knots of smokers huddle outside of restaurants grimacing in the winter wind and cold. Inside, I enjoyed hot tea and Iskender Doner with tomato gravy in my favorite kebab, free of acrid and hazardous secondhand smoke.

Mass media campaigns warning of the dangers of secondhand smoke, like "Café Burak" by Bloomberg...

I Love Smoke-Free Paris

Chun-Yu Huang — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:40:19 CST

When most people think of Paris they think of the Eiffel tower and the Louvre, baguettes and foie gras, and a spectacularly beautiful City. What people may not know is that France is also a leader in tobacco control, having made indoor smoking in bars and restaurants a thing of the past.

Recognizing the importance of tobacco control to public health, Ecole des Hautes...

Media Communications Workshop in Singapore

Chun-Yu Huang — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:10:29 CST

Twas the week before Christmas when 26 public health practitioners from 15 countries gathered in Singapore for an introduction to mass media and communications. The five-day workshop was designed and taught by WLF and the Union as part of The Union's Irina Morozova, who works for World Lung Foundation as a Communications Officer, was on hand when the Moscow Duma launched the "Sponge" mass media campaign, which uses an ad that graphically warns about the dangers of smoking....

3rd Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control

Chun-Yu Huang — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:39:59 CDT

The WLF China team attended the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (HKCOSH)-hosted 3rd Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control in Hong Kong last week. The theme of this year's two-day meeting was "Construct Smoke-free Society & Promote MPOWER." More than 200 tobacco control advocates, scholars, public health...

Turkey Smoke-free site Visit

Stephen820sh Hamill — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:39:47 CDT

"In Turkey, Sylviane Ratte of the Union and I went to Izmir, Turkey's 3rd largest city of about 3.5 million, to visit with the local health directorate and find out about how Smoke-free was being implemented locally, and how tobacco control rated on the municipality's list...

Judith Mackay at WPRO meeting

Stephen820sh Hamill — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:33:22 CDT

WLF Senior Advisor Judith Mackay writes from Hong Kong, where she attended the WPRO RCM Meeting from 21-25 Sept 2009.

" I have just finished a week as an official government delegate at the WHO Regional Committee Meeting in Hong Kong. It was a marvelous meeting, and an...

Egypt Mass Media Training

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:17:35 CDT

"WLF collaborated with the Egyptian Ministry of Health to host a tobacco control mass media training June 27-29, 2009. Sixteen attendees from NGOs, local and national government and form three countries attended the training."

Stephen...

Ad filming in Egypt

Stephen820sh Hamill — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:13:45 CDT

"We just finished a long day of filming four tobacco control advertisements in Cairo. The film that we made today will be edited along with scenes from a successful Australian ad, 'Artery', to make hard hitting, culturally appropriate ads for Egypt. Our ad will begin airing in...

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