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About GTSS
GTSS Surveys
The Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS) aims to enhance country capacity to design, implement and evaluate tobacco control interventions, and monitor key articles of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and components of the WHO MPOWER technical package.
The GTSS includes the collection of data through four surveys: the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS); the Global School Personnel Survey (GSPS); the Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) and the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). The GYTS focuses on youth aged 13-15 and collects information in schools. The GSPS surveys teachers and administrators from the same schools that participate in the GYTS. The GHPSS focuses on 3rd year students pursuing degrees in dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy. The GATS is a nationally representative household survey that monitors tobacco use among adults aged 15 years and older.
GTSSData
The Global Tobacco Surveillance System Data (GTSSData) is a Web-based application that houses and displays data from four tobacco-related surveys conducted around the world.
- Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)
- Global School Personnel Survey (GSPS)
- Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS)
- Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
GTSS includes over 20 tobacco data topics including, tobacco use, tobacco advertising, cessation, secondhand smoke, school policies, and perceptions of smoking behaviors.
GTSS Partners
The World Health Organization (WHO), CDC, and the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) began development of the GTSS in 1999. CDC is the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Global Tobacco Surveillance and the technical agency for the GTSS.
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