Launched on May 31, 2020, World No Tobacco Day, the official date of the World Health Organization (WHO) calendar, Leonardo Henriques Portes’ book analyzes the National Tobacco Control Policy, a successful health strategy in the public health in Brazil.
The researcher analyzes the trajectory and takes stock of this public policy over three decades, marked by the implementation and consolidation of the Unified Health System (SUS). In six chapters, the volume shows the advances that have allowed positive health results, such as the significant reduction in the prevalence of smoking in the population.