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The World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø), and the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) began development of the Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS) in 1999. GTSS includes both school-based and household-based surveys.
School-based surveys include:
Household-based surveys include:
Standardized tobacco questions for integration into other existing surveys for continuous surveillance and/or when it is not feasible for countries to conduct GATS or GYTS:
The purpose of GTSS is to enhance countries’ capacity to monitor tobacco use, guide national tobacco prevention control programs, and facilitate the comparison of tobacco-related data at the national, regional, and global levels.
The GTSSData website presents:
- Datasets, fact sheets, and reports for all four surveys
- Documentation and resources for all four surveys
Please send us your questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the Global Tobacco Surveillance System Data (GTSSData).
GTSSData Questions: [email protected]
General Questions for the Office on Smoking and Health: [email protected]