Strengthening health systems for treating tobacco dependence in primary care
Building capacity for tobacco control: training package
Overview
Treatment of tobacco use and dependence is mandated in Article 14 of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) as a key component of comprehensive tobacco control strategy. Tobacco dependence treatment is also recommended by WHO as part of a comprehensive package of essential services for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in primary care in accordance to the revised draft of the WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs (2013-2020).
This training package aims to assist countries in taking one of their first steps towards providing comprehensive tobacco dependence treatment to all tobacco users by integrating brief tobacco interventions (brief advice) into primary care. WHO recommends that WHO Member States use this capacity-building and training tool to improve the delivery of brief tobacco interventions in primary care as part of their efforts to implement the WHO FCTC Article 14 guidelines and the WHO Global NCDs Action Plan.
Key training documents in English:
- Part I: Training for policy-makers: developing and implementing health systems policy to improve the delivery of brief tobacco interventions
- Part II: Training for primary care service managers: planning and implementing system changes to support the delivery of brief tobacco interventions
- Part III: Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions
- Part IV: Training for future trainers: applying adult education skills to training
Key training documents in Russian:
- Part I: Training for policy-makers: developing and implementing health systems policy to improve the delivery of brief tobacco interventions
- Part II: Training for primary care service managers: planning and implementing system changes to support the delivery of brief tobacco interventions
- Part III: Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions
- Part IV: Training for future trainers: applying adult education skills to training
Generic training presentations
- Part I - Training for policy-makers (full version)
- Part I - Training for policy-makers (simplified version)
- Part II: Training for primary care service managers
- Part III: Training for primary care providers
- Part IV: Training for future trainers