Excise tax on cigarettes set to increase by 58c /pack In his budget speech on Wednesday Finance Minister, Mr. Pravin Gordhan, is expected to announce an estimated increase in cigarette excise duty of 58 cents per pack of 20. This modest increase will delight the cigarette manufacturers but do harm to public health
December 11, 2011
Financing Health Promotion: WHO African Region perspective
Financing Health Promotion: WHO African Region perspective
Developing Evidence for Health Promotion Interventions and Assessing Effectiveness
December 11, 2011
MODELS OF HEALTH PROMOTION: RELEVANCE & IMPLICATIONS FOR SA
MODELS OF HEALTH PROMOTION: RELEVANCE & IMPLICATIONS FOR SA DEFINITION of HP “HP is any event, process or activity that facilitates the protection or improvement of the health status of individuals, groups, communities or populations. The objective is to prolong life and to improve quality of life, that is to prevent or reduce the effects of impaired physical and/or mental health in those individuals who are directly (e.g. patients) or indirectly (i.e. carers) affected. Health promotion includes both environmental and behavioural interventions” (Marks et al, 2004)