Technical Paper 2:
Tobacco Control in Australia: making smoking history
3.7 - Improve focus in research, monitoring and evaluation
- Overview and summary of action proposed
- Summary of proposed measures
- 1 - Introduction: the big picture
2 - Progress in meeting National Tobacco Strategy objectives: trends and concerns
3 - Progress in Australia on recommended policies and programs- 3.1 - Regulate
- 3.2 - Public education: Increase promotion of Quit and smoke-free messages
- 3.3 - Improve services and treatment for smokers
- 3.4 - Better support families and educators
- 3.5 - Tailor messages and services for highly disadvantaged groups
- 3.6 - Address causes of disadvantage
- 3.7 - Improve focus in research, monitoring and evaluation
- 4 - What next, what first and for what cost?
- Major sources used in this document
- References
- Addendum for October 2008 to June 2009
While many studies report results stratified by socio-economic group, it is unfortunate that the reviews and meta-analyses of such studies (such as those published as part of the Cochrane Collaboration)[459] rarely report on efficacy or effectiveness by socio-economic status.[460, 461]
Action proposed
Researchers in australia could use their international connections to push for inclusion of the relative effectiveness of interventions on different ses groups in the cochrane database and in other meta-analyses.
At present a few of the indicators for assessing progress on the national tobacco strategy are not being monitored.
Action proposed
Request that the agencies producing reports on smoking prevalence and behaviour cover all of the major indicators listed in the national tobacco strategy.