Indian Medical Association

Strengthening Tobacco Control through Multi-Stakeholder Engagement: The Uttarakhand Tobacco-Free Coalition (UTFC) for Protecting Youth and Communities

Abstract Tobacco use remains a significant public health concern in Uttarakhand, with 26.5% of adults reported to use tobacco (Global Adult Tobacco Survey [GATS] 2016–17). Although national frameworks such as the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003 and the Nat...