Smoking |
Smoking is a major risk factor for chronic diseases, thus a central target for their prevention. Smoking prevalence is increasing dramatically in many low- and middle- income countries, particularly among men. EPH assesses the interplay between smoking and other factors, ranging from genetics to gender, with regard to various chronic disease health outcomes. EPH members actively participate in developing and evaluating policies aimed at smoking prevention.
Units doing research on this topic
- Biostatistics (Head: Christian Schindler)
- Chronic Disease Epidemiology (Head: Nicole Probst-Hensch)
- Environmental Exposures and Health (Head: Martin Röösli)
- Health Systems Research and Dynamical Modelling (Head: Don de Savigny)
- Society, Gender and Health (Head: Elisabeth Zemp Stutz)