{"id":15890,"date":"2026-05-11T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icoprevencio.cat\/uct\/a-study-co-led-by-the-uct-proposes-a-new-tool-to-advance-toward-the-end-of-smoking\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:28:00","slug":"a-study-co-led-by-the-uct-proposes-a-new-tool-to-advance-toward-the-end-of-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icoprevencio.cat\/uct\/en\/a-study-co-led-by-the-uct-proposes-a-new-tool-to-advance-toward-the-end-of-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"A study co-led by the UCT proposes a new tool to advance toward the end of smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), a collaborating center of the World Health Organization (WHO), has co-led with Imperial College London the publication of a new scientific article<\/a> proposing an innovative framework to assess territories\u2019 readiness to achieve a tobacco-free future (Tobacco Endgame).<\/p>\n\n

The study, led by researcher Ariadna Feliu and published in the journal Tobacco Control, presents a practical tool to help governments and decision-makers design and implement strategies aimed at reducing smoking prevalence to below 5%.<\/p>\n\n

Despite the progress made in recent decades thanks to tobacco control policies, many countries have reached a plateau in reducing consumption, with prevalence levels remaining between 15% and 25%. This context has driven the concept of the tobacco endgame, which proposes a paradigm shift: moving from reducing smoking to virtually eliminating it, through structural, social, and policy measures that deeply transform the context in which consumption occurs. <\/p>\n\n

An innovative tool for decision-making<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The paper introduces the Assessment of Readiness for Tobacco Endgame (ARTE), an evidence-based self-assessment tool that allows territories to analyze their level of readiness to implement endgame strategies. This tool helps identify strengths and gaps and guides the planning of more ambitious and context-adapted policies. The research team\u2019s analysis identified nine key domains that influence this readiness: <\/p>\n\n