MPOWER is a World Health Organization policy package, launched in New York City on 7 February 2008, that helps countries implement the tobacco-demand-reduction measures called for by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Its six components are to monitor tobacco use and prevention policies, protect people from tobacco smoke, offer help to quit tobacco use, warn about the dangers of tobacco, enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and raise taxes on tobacco, and it has become the internationally recognized summary of essential tobacco-control strategy.
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Sponsoring BodyWorld Health Organization 1 Target Population2.3 billion people covered by at least one MPOWER measure 1 Health GoalReduce demand for tobacco through six evidence based measures 1 Geographic Scope18 countries with almost 750 million citizens have passed 100 percent smoke free laws 1 Measured ResultsA 1 unit increase in the MPOWER score reduces adult smoking prevalence by 0.2 percentage points 1 Program status (class)Sourced to the subject's own account Target PopulationSourced to the subject's own account Health GoalSourced to the subject's own account Classification
Program KindHealth Education Program 1 Connections
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MPOWER is a policy package intended to assist in the country-level implementation of effective interventions to reduce the demand for tobacco, as ratified by the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
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Opening section
Since its launch in New York City by WHO on 7 February 2008, MPOWER has become the internationally-applicable
Opening section, first paragraph
policy package intended to assist in the country-level implementation of effective interventions to reduce the demand for tobacco, as ratified by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Impact section
2.3 billion people, more than a third of the world's population, are covered by at least one effective MPOWER tobacco control measure
Opening section, component list
six evidence-based components of MPOWER are: Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies, Protect people from tobacco smoke, Offer help to quit tobacco use, Warn about the dangers of tobacco, Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, Raise taxes on tobacco
Impact section, smoke free laws paragraph
18 countries with almost 750 million citizens have passed 100% smoke-free laws including Brazil, Turkey and Pakistan
Impact section, effectiveness paragraph
A 1-unit increase in the score reduces smoking prevalence by 0.2 percentage points among adults
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Wikipedia- Wikipedia 'MPOWER': 'has become the internationally-applicable and now widely recognized' policy package; checked 2026-09-27.
Opening section, first paragraph
policy package intended to assist in the country-level implementation of effective interventions to reduce the demand for tobacco, as ratified by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Impact section
2.3 billion people, more than a third of the world's population, are covered by at least one effective MPOWER tobacco control measure
Associated With: Preventive Care, Lead section
MPOWER is a policy package intended to assist in the country-level implementation of effective interventions to reduce the demand for tobacco, as ratified by the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
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