Libraries and Anti-Smoking Education: Sharing Lifesaving Knowledge

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Libraries and library workers, public health education agencies

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“Libraries may be being slowly replaced by online repositories of knowledge, but they are still treasure troves of valuable information about the risks of tobacco, how forward-thinking groups have challenged the tobacco industry and the tobacco industry’s history of deceptive ads…

Physical libraries will likely be replaced by online repositories of information in the near future, but until then, they have a golden opportunity to make the risks of smoking more widely-known by showcasing the history of the fight against tobacco, displaying posters about the risks of smoking and shining the light on the tobacco industry’s less-than-rosy past. In the future, this information may be online, but regardless of how its accessed, libraries and anti-smoking education will always be closely linked.”

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The focus of the resource is SDG 3.A (Implement the WHO Convention on Tobacco Control) and SDG 4.7 (Education for sustainable development and global citizenship). This contributes to SDG 3.4 (“Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health). The focus on partnerships supports SDG 17.17 (Encourage effective partnerships).

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SDG 3.4: Reduce Mortality from Non-Communicable Diseases and Promote Mental Health
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Plans, policies and procedures in place for the safe use of collections, notably in relation to chemical, physical, biological and other forms of hazard.
Proportion of users of collections facilities reporting positive well-being during and as a result of activities relating to collections.
Number and proportion of programmes relating to collections that incorporate wellbeing considerations and perspectives.
Number of targeted programmes drawing on collections that address issues relating to non-communicable diseases, supporting prevention and treatment.
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SDG 3.A: Implement the WHO Framework convention on Tobacco Control
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Collections development related to tobacco use and its harmful impacts on the body, as appropriate.
Number of educational and awareness programmes relating to the health impacts of tobacco and smoking, drawing on collections.
Number of educational and awareness programmes relating to the health impacts of tobacco and smoking, that target marginalized and vulnerable groups most exposed to health risks.
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SDG 4.7: Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship
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Numbers of people in each type of programme drawing on collections from different demographic groups.
Increases in numbers of people in each type of programme from different demographic groups.
Proportion of people involved in such programmes in relation to overall audience size.
Evidence that learners have acquired knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development.
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SDG 17.17: Encourage Effective Partnerships
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Amount of United States dollars committed to public-private and civil society partnerships.
Number and/or increase in number, and diversity of local, national and regional multi-stakeholder (public, public-private and civil society) partnerships that address the SDGs drawing on collections, or that otherwise involve collections-based organisations and institutions.
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