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The unit consists of learning topics, each of which is supported by extensive Web based resources, and 4 moderated online discussion forums, each focusing on a problem related to tobacco use and control. Lecture topics include: history of tobacco use and control; the burden of illness from tobacco use; secondhand smoke: the research evidence; measuring tobacco use, uptake and cessation in communities; international trends in tobacco consumption; the tobacco industry; the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and new forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Problem focused discussion forums include: Harm reduction and tobacco control, regulation of tobacco, improving and implementing pack warnings; promoting smoking cessation, prevention of uptake (youth programs); denormalisation of the tobacco industry; controlling advertising; and controlling exposure to tobacco smoke, making news on tobacco and influencing political policy on tobacco.
Study level | Postgraduate |
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Academic unit | Public Health |
Credit points | 6 |
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Semester 2 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2024
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Distance education/intensive on campus | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2025
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Distance education/intensive on campus | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive July - August 2020
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive July - August 2020
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Distance education/intensive on campus | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive July - August 2022
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive July - August 2022
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Block mode | Remote |
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Intensive July - August 2022
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Distance education/intensive on campus | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2023
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2023
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Distance education/intensive on campus | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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