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Health and Science research
Helping people who smoke switch away from combustible and other lethal forms of tobacco use is of crucial public health importance. In determining research priorities, Global Action considers the broad spectrum of ongoing, global research to identify important gaps in knowledge, with an emphasis on marginalized and diverse communities and within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Global Action focuses on research associated with smoking cessation, including the potential role of alternative, non-combustible, reduced-risk products.
Examples of research topics of interest are:
- smoking cessation strategies, especially those that can be utilized in marginalized populations and in LMICS;
- effects of integrating reduced-risk options into smoking cessation approaches;
- assessing the health effects of reduced-risk product use;
- analyses, including health economic studies, of the effect of tobacco policies and regulations on subsequent tobacco use as well as the use of reduced-risk products;
- misperceptions and misinformation related to tobacco and nicotine products across the risk continuum;
- communication, dissemination, and educational strategies designed to address misunderstanding and misinformation; and
- supporting medical and other health care professionals in advising people who smoke or use other tobacco products about the full range of options available to assist them in stopping and reducing their risk of illness and premature death.
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Cessation Education
Filling key knowledge gaps in our collective understanding of tobacco production and use, especially in the low-and middle-income countries.