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肖丹:优化控烟“社会共治”模式 提升MPOWER策略实施率
Yang Shi Wang·2025-06-26 10:30

Group 1 - The 2025 World Tobacco Control Conference highlighted the importance of implementing MPOWER measures for tobacco control, with many countries achieving high standards in various areas [1] - The conference focused on five main themes, including addressing tobacco control challenges, strategies to counter tobacco industry interference, health impacts and cessation support, MPOWER strategies, and economic insights related to taxation and illicit trade [1] - The "2025 Global Tobacco Epidemic Report" indicated a significant decline in global smoking rates from 22.3% in 2007 to 16.4% in 2023, representing a 26% relative decrease over 16 years [1] Group 2 - China's tobacco control efforts have made significant progress under strong national policy support, with a strategic goal to reduce adult smoking rates below 20% by 2030 and ensure 80% of the population is protected by smoke-free regulations [2] - As of now, 254 cities in China have implemented smoke-free regulations, with 24 cities achieving comprehensive smoke-free legislation, protecting 229 million people from secondhand smoke [2] - The latest Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) shows that China's adult smoking rate has decreased to 23.2% in 2024, down 0.9 percentage points from 2022, indicating a steady decline [2] Group 3 - During the conference, China shared its "Beijing VIP Social Co-Governance Smoking Control Model," which utilizes volunteers, digital tools, and media collaboration to enhance public participation in tobacco control [3] - The "Smoking Control Map" allows citizens to report violations via a WeChat platform, effectively turning smartphones into monitoring tools, and has processed over 1 million complaints from 2016 to 2024 [3] - This model has received recognition from the World Health Organization and has been promoted in multiple cities as a practical reference for global tobacco control efforts [3] Group 4 - Major challenges in tobacco control include enforcement difficulties in high-complaint areas such as residential buildings and ride-sharing vehicles, necessitating stronger implementation of social co-governance models [4] - There is a need for increased public awareness campaigns about the harms of secondhand and thirdhand smoke, particularly targeting non-smokers to encourage them to discourage smoking behavior [4] - The Beijing Tobacco Control Association plans to launch a series of promotional activities following the core message "Reject Smoke Haze, Take Action" released on World No Tobacco Day [4]