Tob-G Tobacco Cessation Guidelines for High Risk Groups

The aim of the project is to promote early prevention of chronic diseases attributed to tobacco dependence. The focus will be on primary and secondary prevention activities in order to contribute to end the tobacco epidemic. Primary prevention refers to actions that prevent disease from occurring and reduce its incidence. These actions occur before the onset of disease and include health promotion and protection, such as tobacco cessation. Primary prevention, for the purposes of this project, will be also directed to young people and pregnant women since tobacco cessation for these groups will have long term benefits for their health and can be used as a prevention method of developing chronic diseases later in their lives. Secondary prevention involves early detection of disease that can minimize or interrupt its progression and thereby prevent irreversible damage.

For further information, go to  the Tob-G  website.