This analysis elaborates on the relationships depicted in the visual illustrating the Foundation’s work vis-à-vis the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals1 (herein referred to as SDGs). The 2030 Agenda for SDGs provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet. The blueprint is predicated on goals and targets that seek to balance the three dimensions – economic, social, and environmental – of sustainable development and is reviewed using a set of well-defined global indicators.2 The Foundation’s SDG map and this legend identify relevant goals and within them specific targets and associated indicators the Foundation aims to materially impact.
The purpose of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is to improve global health by ending smoking in this generation, while mitigating the effects of this transformation on tobacco farmers and tobacco-dependent economies. The Foundation’s Strategic Plan is supported by three core initiatives: Health, Science, and Technology; Agriculture and Livelihoods; and Industry Transformation. All three initiatives naturally intersect with several of the SDGs. The SDGs thus provide a valuable framework to assess the coherency and interdependence of the Foundation’s core initiatives.
1 United Nations. Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs.
2 United National General Assembly. Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on July 6,2017. Published July 10, 2017. https://undocs.org/A/RES/71/313.
It's time for America to reclaim its role in global health leadership - https://bit.ly/3oXnGp3
Important message @UN @unfoundation but vital that #globalhealth does not revert to being focused only on #infections A huge preventive potential exists thru ending smoking, promoting activity & healthy diets, with better mental health. https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/20/welcome-back-to-the-global-health-stage-america-you-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do/
After 2 years of implementation, @WHO has not produced a report on their #tobaccocontrol acceleration plan. In a @smokefreefdn blog post, @ehsanlatif writes, “We needn’t accept bureaucratic inaction & in fact, we have a moral imperative to demand change.” https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/761266-uneven-implementation-of-fctc-articles-impeding-tobacco-control
In response to the @WHO's recent report on the Tenth Meeting of the WHO Group on Tobacco Regulation, @SmokeFreeFdn developed an analysis with support from experts in the field of #TobaccoCessation and #HarmReduction and shared with stakeholders.
https://bit.ly/3nSSciE
#Inequality of access to aids that can improve health is a subject that must be addressed in 2021. "The disproportionate marketing of the riskiest tobacco products in socially and economically disadvantaged communities is particularly troubling.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30452712/
#Inequality in the @FCTCofficial’s #tobaccocontrol approach neglects the needs of 3 subgroups
1. People with #mentalhealth conditions
2. The Rainbow community
3. #Indigenous populations.
This analysis explores the ways these groups have been left behind:
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DAT-02-2020-0004/full/pdf?title=tobacco-smoking-in-three-left-behind-subgroups-indigenous-the-rainbow-community-and-people-with-mental-health-conditions
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