Posted by: Noah VanValkenburg (navanval@colby.edu) on Wed, September 22, 2010, 1:31 p.m.

Smoking-related diseases have taken a toll on global health for decades. Health officials and governments have tried many strategies to combat smoking, but the tobacco industry has survived attempts to reduce tobacco use. How and why does the prevalence of smoking differ around the world, and what strategies work best for reducing it? Marc Braverman of Oregon State University has conducted research on smoking control in Norway and the U.S. Braverman  discussed the countries' different responses and the resulting changes. He  also described a recent international tobacco control effort that offers hope for reducing tobacco's worldwide threat to health.

This lecture was co-sponsored by the Goldfarb Center and the Environmental Studies Department, and took place at 7PM on September 21st in Olin 1.

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