Learning Objectives: understand surveillance
Abstract:
Problem/Objective:
One of the key elements of any tobacco control program is surveillance. While this generally refers to public health surveillance, or measures of prevalence of tobacco use and health impacts, surveillance can include many other topics, ranging from econometric to consumer research to the chemistry and biochemistry of tobacco products. As part of the Canadian Federal Tobacco Control Strategy, the Office of Research, Surveillance and Evaluation (ORSE), Tobacco Control Programme, has significantly moved forward in developing a comprehensive and integrated surveillance program.
Methods:
Canadian tobacco control researchers have at their disposal national surveys, such as the semi-annul Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) which has, since 1999, tracked smoking trends of adults aged 15+, the biennial Youth Smoking Survey, which was begun in 2002, and a survey of retailer compliance, which is conducted every year. In addition, as part of the Tobacco Reporting Regulations, researchers have available data relating to manufacturing, sales, imports and exports of tobacco products in Canada. As well. the Reporting Regulations provide data on 28 chemicals in tobacco and 40 chemicals in mainstream and sidestream smoke. In addition to elaborating on surveillance in Canada, this presentation will provide data on prevalence trends (35% in 1985, declining to 22% in 2001); cigarette sales (59 Billion in 1985 to 42 billion in 2001); tobacco smoke emissions and retailer compliance.
Results:
Conclusions:
This presentation will provide an overview of surveillance in Canada.
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