Source: Pan American Health Organization, WHO
Template for tobacco control legislation that will best advance public health goals, given the evidence of the measures known to be most effective in reducing tobacco use. The publication consists of two major parts. The basic component is the presentation of template legislative language. The second component is an annotation of the provisions of the template that explains the evidentiary and legislative background for each provision and, where the provision is drawn from actual legislation passed by one or more countries, the source of the provision.
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Law is a necessary element required to put public health policy into effect. Around the world, legislative measures exist to set standards for tobacco control, safe food, clean air, etc but since these measures do not exist in the Philippines, Filipinos are unnecessarily exposed to certain health risks that have already been eliminated or reduced in other countries through simple yet effective regulation and proper enforcement of laws.
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