Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #120998

Stella Aguinaga Bialous, RN, DrPH, Consultant, 676 Funston Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118, 415-876-2990, stella@bialous.com

This presentation will discuss the tobacco company's recent increased involvement in corporate social responsibility efforts within the international context of tobacco control. A brief overview of CSR will be provided as background for the discussion. Several tobacco companies' CSR efforts will be provided as examples of the contradiction between these activities, many of which are health-related, and the overall goal of increasing market share and profitability. The session will also provide subsidies for a discussion on how tobacco control and public health professionals can address the growing involvement of tobacco companies in CSR.

Learning Objectives:

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Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.