Network for Tobacco Control among Women in Parana, Brazil

描述（由申请人提供）：巴西是世界第二大烟草生产国，96%的烟草产自南部三个州（包括巴拉那州-本申请的拟议地理环境）。巴拉那也是全国妇女吸烟率最高的地方，女孩开始吸烟的比例高于男孩。最近的指导性文件确定了对妇女和烟草相关问题的理解以及开展与性别相关的烟草控制工作的必要性，将其作为优先事项，特别是在发展中国家（例如，世卫组织烟草控制框架公约、拉丁美洲和加勒比国际烟草控制议程研究）。因此，我们提议在巴西巴拉那州建立一个妇女烟草控制网络，以便建立社区和机构能力，通过社区参与性研究和培训，在巴西妇女中促进与性别有关的烟草控制工作。该“网络”的目标是减少巴西妇女的烟草使用和接触环境烟草烟雾，并培养一支训练有素的烟草控制研究人员骨干队伍。这些目标将根据以社区为基础的前瞻性研究和赋权模式的原则来实现，并将以多层次的方法为指导，该方法将涉及四个目标层次：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，伙伴将在这一阶段相互培训和增强能力，以推进网络的使命;（c）需求/资产评估阶段，网络伙伴将协助查明妇女在烟草控制方面的需求和资产以及专业和学术培训需求，（d）制定社区行动计划，其中包括针对妇女的全面烟草控制干预措施;（e）实施社区行动计划;（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学术人员、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提出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.