Tobacco Industry & Public Policy - Institute of Public Health Bengaluru

e-learning course on Tobacco Industry and Public Policy

This course will acquaint participants with tobacco industry interference in public health efforts, discussing the various tactics used by the industry and how the industry attempts to undermine tobacco control efforts. Participants will be familiarised with the approaches, tools, and techniques to monitor the tobacco industry. They will be introduced to the existing national and global tobacco control policies in place to prevent tobacco industry interference in public health.

This course is ideally designed for professionals who have an interest or are currently working in tobacco control or in the intersection between business/trade and health. However, it would be useful for students and professionals generally interested in public health, health governance, and tobacco control. Applicants would need to make a declaration indicating a lack of any association with the tobacco industry.

Describe the burden of tobacco, as well as the nature and scope of the tobacco industry in India including its political and socio-economic significance.
Identify the category of actors in the supply and value chains of the tobacco industry
Interpret tobacco industry interference in public policy and a range of interference tactics used by industry
Explain laws/ policies for tobacco control for preventing tobacco industry interference in India, including global/regional policies that have implications on preventing TII in India
Understand the importance of monitoring the tobacco industry, monitoring approaches select tools, and informational sources to monitor the tobacco industry
Enumerate strategies to address tobacco industry interference in public health

Student Investment Time

4 Modules Fully Online

Self-Paced - 5-6 hours

Modules

MODULE-1

Understanding the Tobacco Industry

Topics

Historical overview of tobacco in India
Burden of the Tobacco Epidemic in India
The economic and political significance of the tobacco industry in India
Value chain in the tobacco industry – processes and actors involved from seeds to consumers

MODULE-2

Tobacco Industry Interference

Topics

Tobacco Industry Interference and Its Implications
Instruments and guidelines to prevent TII
Private and public investments in TII

MODULE-3

Monitoring Tobacco Industry Interference

Topics

Theories about how (Tobacco) Industries Impact Population Health
Tobacco industry monitoring strategies
Tools and techniques in monitoring the tobacco industry

MODULE-4

Addressing Tobacco Industry Interference

Topics

Strategies to address tobacco industry interference
Strategic planning

Course Highlights

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Course Delivery

This course is being developed to be a fully virtual, self-paced e-learning course that will be offered through a suitable online platform. It is being designed on the Moodle Learning Management System, with maximal automation of assessments and limited need for tutor feedback, so that the course is scalable and sustained over time at a basic level of remembering and understanding concepts (Bloom’s taxonomy).

It will be periodically reviewed and updated as content evolves and as per participant and instructor feedback.

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Course Syllabus

The course consists of 4 modules, all of which are compulsory.

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Who is this course for?

This course is ideally designed for professionals who have an interest or are currently working in tobacco control or in the intersection between business/trade and health. However, it would be useful for students and professionals generally interested in public health, health governance, and tobacco control. Applicants would need to make a declaration indicating a lack of any association with the tobacco industry.