Network for Tobacco Control among Women in Parana, Brazil

描述（由申请人提供）：巴西是世界上第二大烟草生产国，96%的烟草生产在南部三个州（包括巴拉那州-本申请的拟议地理环境）。巴拉那州的妇女吸烟率也是全国最高的，女孩开始吸烟的比例高于男孩。最近的指导文件确定了对妇女和与烟草有关的问题的理解，以及需要将与性别有关的烟草控制努力作为优先事项，特别是在发展中国家（例如卫生组织烟草控制框架公约、拉丁美洲和加勒比国际烟草控制研究议程）。因此，我们建议在巴西巴拉那建立一个妇女烟草控制网络，以建立社区和机构能力，通过基于社区的参与性研究和培训，在巴西妇女中促进与性别相关的烟草控制工作。“网络”的目标是减少巴西妇女的烟草使用和接触环境中的烟草烟雾，并培养一支训练有素的烟草控制研究人员队伍。这些目标的实现将基于社区参与性研究和赋权模式的原则，并将以多层次方法为指导，涉及四个目标层面：个人、组织/政策系统和变革推动者。该方案将包括六个阶段：(a)建立网络；(b)能力建设，伙伴将互相培训和授权，以执行网络任务；(c)需求/资产评估阶段，网络伙伴将协助确定妇女烟草控制方面的需求和资产以及专业和学术培训方面的需求，并将确定优先干预领域；(d)制订一项社区行动计划，其中将包括针对妇女的全面烟草管制干预；(e) CAP的执行；(f)网络的传播和可持续性。在这些努力的协同作用下，我们将实施一项针对院士、专业人员和学生的烟草控制职业发展和研究培训计划，以促进研究，这将导致培养一支训练有素的研究人员骨干队伍，他们将在研究结束后很长一段时间内继续在各级处理全面的烟草控制战略。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Brazil is the second largest producer of tobacco in the world, and 96% of the tobacco is produced is in the three Southern states (including the state of Parana - the proposed geographic setting for this application). Parana also has the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking among women in the country, and smoking initiation is higher among girls than boys. Recent guiding documents have identified the understanding of women and tobacco-related issues and the need for the development of gender-relevant tobacco control efforts as priorities, particularly in developing countries (e.g., WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco control, the Research for International Tobacco Control agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean). Therefore, we propose the development of a Network for Tobacco Control among Women in Parana, Brazil in order to establish community and institutional capacity to promote gender-relevant tobacco control efforts among Brazilian women through community-based participatory research and training. The goals of the "Network" are to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among Brazilian women, and to develop a cadre of well-trained researchers in tobacco control. These goals will be accomplished based on the principles of Community-Based Participatory Research and the Empowerment Model, and will be guided by a multi-level approach that will address four target levels: individuals, organizational/policy systems, and agents of change. The program will consist of six phases: (a) Network establishment; (b) Capacity building in which partners will train and empower each other to carry forward the network mission; (c) Needs/assets assessment phase in which network partners will assist in the identification of needs and assets regarding tobacco control among women as well as needs in training at the professional and academic levels, and will establish priority areas for intervention; (d) Development of a Community Action Plan (CAP) which will consist of a comprehensive tobacco control intervention targeting women; (e) Implementation of CAP; and (f) Dissemination and sustainability of the network. In synergism with these efforts, we will implement a Career Development and Research Training program in tobacco control targeting academicians, professionals, and students to promote research, which will lead to the development of a cadre of well-trained researchers who will continue to address comprehensive tobacco control strategies at all levels long after the study has ended.