Heather Wipfli, associate director of the USC Institute for Global Health, has authored a forthcoming book about the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The Global War on Tobacco: Mapping the World’s First Public Health Treaty, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, hits shelves in summer 2015. Pre-order directly or through Amazon.com. An e-book version will also be available.
The book—the first to delve deeply into the origin and development of the FCTC—seeks to advance understanding of how non-state actors, transnational networks, and international institutionalization can impact global governance for health. Case studies from a variety of diverse high-, middle-, and low-income countries provide real-world examples of the success or failure of tobacco control. Aimed at public health professionals and students, The Global War on Tobacco is a fascinating look at how international relations is changing to respond to the modern global marketplace and protect human health.
” The Global War on Tobacco is a major contribution not just to tobacco control research but also to research on global governance and public health. A thorough and well-documented scholarly effort. Wipfli tells the story of the FCTC in a compelling way, making the book read like a page-turning thriller.”
— Frank J. Chaloupka IV, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois–Chicago
“Heather has captured the purpose driven approach to WHO’s first treaty. She documents the role of epidemiology in sounding the alarm and the power of sustained leadership needed to overcome powerful political obstacles to promote health. This book will inspire the next generation of health leaders to do even more.”
— Derek Yach, Vitality Institute and first World Health Organization Director of the Tobacco Free Initiative