You have been invited to provide opening words in a forum about Tobacco Control Legislation in your country. You will have only a few minutes to speak. Your aim is to communicate the need to implement tobacco control measures while specifically highlighting areas of implementation that need the most attention in your region. 

Step 1: Review

Review the content of segments 1.1 and 1.4 of the course readings. Pay attention to:

• Specific facts about the status of the tobacco epidemic along with its impact on health, society, and the environment;
• The areas where the implementation of tobacco control measures need the most attention in your region.

Step 2: Respond

Based on your review of segments 1.1 and 1.4 in Step 1, select the facts and areas of implementation that you think have the most relevance for your region. Use that information to write a 100-250 word script for your presentation that includes:

1. The current tobacco situation in your country or region with a few highly impactful statistics

2. The importance of implementing tobacco control measures by mentioning 2-4 bullet points about the impact of tobacco on health, society, or the environment

3. Explain briefly how working on MPOWER measures can help with the statistics and bullet points you developed in response to Items 1 and 2 of this list.

Step 3: Share

To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under the post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 4: Interact

To complete this activity, you will need to reply respectfully and professionally to at least one post made by your peers. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” If your peer(s) comment(s) on your post(s), please reply.  Feel free to interact with the work done by other peers as well!

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”