La Xarxa Catalana d’Hospitals sense Fum va celebrar el passat 12 de desembre la seva XXIII Trobada anual al Departament de Salut de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Durant la jornada, es va poder retrobar i compartir experiències amb la major part dels representants dels hospitals membres de la Xarxa. La Trobada Anual de la Xarxa […]
El 61,4% dels fumadors actuals i el 87,2% dels exfumadors a Espanya avalen la continuïtat de les restriccions aplicades durant la pandèmia de la COVID-19, que prohibien fumar a terrasses i espais oberts quan no es podia garantir la distància de seguretat. Són els resultats d’un estudi liderat per investigadors de la Unitat de Control del Tabac de
La Marató de 3Cat 2025, which this year focused on cancer, featured a keynote by Montse Fernández, a nurse specializing in tobacco control at the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO). Fernández highlighted the many toxic—and often carcinogenic—components of tobacco, stressing that continued smoking dramatically increases the risk of developing multiple types of cancer. She emphasized
On November 26, the Department of Health hosted a meeting for the “Smoke-Free Homes” project, attended by the project working group and Catalonia’s Secretary of Public Health, Prof. Esteve Fernández, the project’s principal investigator. Following the adaptation of the intervention to the Catalan context and the completion of a pilot study, the main trial began
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Researchers from the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT), Olena Tigova and Manuel Badino, participated in the III Congress of Health Promoting Universities, held from November 26 to 29 at the University of Málaga. This network, which brings together over 50 Spanish universities, prioritizes the implementation and promotion of smoke-free environments on university campuses. This area of
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Psychologist and researcher at the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT), Laura Antón, delivered one of the highlights at the 19th Congress of the Société Francophone de Tabacologie (CSFT 2025), held at the Caen Congress Center on November 27, under the theme “Tabac: tous concernés!”. During her presentation, titled “The Catalan Experience,” Antón offered a comprehensive and
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the new report of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation, developed from its meeting held in Barcelona in 2024. The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) participated actively, with experts Esteve Fernández, Cristina Martínez, and Armando Peruga in attendance. This report provides the WHO Director-General with evidence-based recommendations
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Researchers from the Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and the University of Barcelona have analyzed changes in attitudes toward tobacco control and perceptions of the training received during the Nursing degree. The study, published in the journal Journal of Addictions Nursing, included a cohort of 1,097 nursing students from all
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