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Heather Selin has been active in development of tobacco control policy since 1992. She has held senior policy positions in government and non-governmental organizations in Canada, the US, and internationally. She was the tobacco control advisor for the Americas office of the World Health Organization (PAHO) from 1999 to 2007. Heather has provided expert tobacco control policy advice to governments around the world and has written high-level policy documents for WHO and other organizations. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Recent clients include the World Health Organization, the WHO Framework Convention Secretariat, and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

This site is provided as a service to policy makers, government officials, and civil society advocates in tobacco control. Its focus is on linking these target audiences with key source documents on tobacco control that are difficult to find in one place.


Heather Selin CV

Publications

Selin H.
Showing the truth, saving lives. The case for pictorial health warnings. World No Tobacco Day brochure. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2009.

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
Tobacco Packaging and Labelling Technical Guide. Edinburgh, IUATLD, 2009.

World Health Organization. Protection from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke. Policy recommendations. Geneva, WHO, 2007.

Selin H, Vasquez J.
Exposure to second-hand smoke in the Americas: A human rights perspective. Washington, DC, Pan American Health Organization, May 2006.
Español:
Exposición al humo de tabaco ajeno en las Américas: Una perspectiva de derechos humanos

Selin H, Bolis M.
Developing legislation for tobacco control. Template and guidelines. Washington, DC, Pan American Health Organization, May 2002.
Español: Desarrollo de Legislación para el Control del Tabaco. Modelo y Guías
Português:
Desenvolvimento da Legislação para o Controle do Tabaco. Modelo e Orientações
Français: Législation de lutte contre le tabac. Modèle et lignes directrices.