Reducing tobacco consumption
- We collect information on tobacco consumption in Estonia mainly through three surveys:
- The Health Behaviour among the Estonian Adult Population Survey (HBS)
- The Estonian Adult Health Survey (TUSU), the Health Behaviour among School-aged Children Survey (HBSC)
- ESPAD (European School Survey on Tobacco Products and Consumption in Estonia)
- We have carried out surveys on smoking among doctors and on smoking attitudes in society in general
- See all tobacco survey reports on the website or search for data in the health statistics database
Health promotion and prevention
- Contributing to a tobacco-free environment in communities, childcare facilities, workplaces - organising information sessions for employers and employees, offering free health promotion advice for workplaces
- Provide evidence-based information to decision-makers and policy-makers
- We develop guidance and information materials for teachers, employers, health professionals and counsellors, and other professionals
- We are a signatory to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which aims to prevent the serious health consequences of tobacco use in the population
Services
- Coordinating tobacco cessation counselling clinics and training health professionals and pharmacists
- Helping pharmacies to develop tobacco cessation counselling services
Training and outreach activities
- Organising tobacco cessation campaigns
- We manage the website tubakainfo.ee and the terviseinfo.ee portal for health professionals
Activities and targets in the area of tobacco reduction are agreed in the Population Health Development Plan 2020-2030.
Our activities are based on the principles endorsed in the Green Paper on Tobacco Use.
