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The Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) has joined the European Joint Action on Smoke and Aerosol-Free Environments (JA-SAFE), a major collaborative initiative aimed at advancing tobacco control and disease prevention across Europe. Co-funded by the European Union through the EU4Health Programme, JA-SAFE brings together more than 60 public health institutions, […]

Ayaka Teshima, a researcher at the Tobacco Control Unit, defended her doctoral thesis on March 4 titled “Burden of smoking and the impact of tobacco control policy in the European Union” at the Bellvitge Campus of the University of Barcelona. The defense was graded as excellent. The thesis was supervised by Dr. Esteve Fernández, Secretary

The TABOH project officially began its activity on Friday, February 27, with an inaugural meeting held at the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO). The event brought together representatives from all the institutions participating in the initiative: the ICO, the 061 Salut Respon service, the Public Health Agency of Catalonia, the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, the

The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) once again took an active part in the XVI Conference of the Catalan Society for the Care and Treatment of Tobacco Use (SCATT), a key event that brings together health professionals, researchers and specialists in tobacco prevention and treatment from across the region.

The Dr. Cristina Martinez Dr. Cristina Martínez, Head of the Tobacco Control Unit at the Institut Català d’Oncologia and Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona, recently led a workshop on implementation science in public health, organized by the “La Caixa” Foundation. The session also featured Dr. Mònica Guxens, researcher at ISGlobal. Dr. Mònica Guxens.

A coalition of 64 public health and human rights organisations —including the Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology— has submitted a joint report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The document details how children’s rights are being undermined in Spain due to exposure to tobacco and

Olena Tigova, a researcher at the Tobacco Control Unit, defended her doctoral thesis on February 3 at the University of Barcelona’s Bellvitge Campus. Her dissertation, titled “Prevalence and prevention of smoking and second-hand smoke exposure in private homes,” received an excellent grade. Her research examined how common smoking and second-hand smoke exposure are in households

Vols fer el doctorat vinculat a un projecte de recerca en salut pública amb impacte real? La Unitat de Control del Tabac de l’Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO) busca una persona motivada per desenvolupar la seva tesi doctoral en el marc d’un projecte innovador centrat en el consum de tabac i alcohol. La persona seleccionada s’integrarà

Un estudi publicat a The European Journal of Public Health revela que el suport de la població a l’empaquetament genèric del tabac ha augmentat de manera significativa als països que n’han implementat la regulació, evidenciant que la mesura genera més acceptació social un cop és vigent. L’empaquetament genèric suprimeix elements de màrqueting com colors, logotips,

An international team of experts, including specialists from the Tobacco Control Unit at the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), has published an in‑depth review that sheds light on the main legal loopholes that still allow tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship to persist across Europe. The article, published in the journal Tobacco Control, examines 140 scientific