August 2005

WFC assembly passes WHO code on tobacco control

The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) unanimously passed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “Code of Practice on Tobacco Control for Health Professionals” at its eighth biennial congress in Sydney, Australia.

This new code details the role of healthcare providers in anti-tobacco efforts.

More information about the WHO Tobacco Free Initiative is available at www.who.int/tobacco/. More information about the WFC Public Health Committee and its Chiropractors Against Tobacco (CAT) project is available at www.wfc.org.

Source: World Federation of Chiropractic, www.wfc.org

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