Guidelines
These guidelines are intended to benefit national and regional tobacco programs by outlining common frameworks for tobacco control monitoring, presenting case studies and drawing on existing research.
General guidelines
WHO: Guidelines for controlling and monitoring the tobacco epidemic (1998)
One of the first comprehensive guides for implementing and managing tobacco control policies and programmes
Thematic guidelines
WHO FCTC: Guide for WHO FCTC Parties on including SDG Target 3.a in voluntary national reviews (2021)
A guide to support Parties to include reporting on the implementation of the Target 3.a (Strengthen implementation of the WHO FCTC in all countries, as appropriate) in their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) of the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
IARC: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Smoke-free Policies (2008)
A handbook providing support on designing smoke-free legislation by reviewing evidence from research
CDC: Evaluation of smoke-free policies (2008)
A toolkit providing advice on assessing impacts of smoke-free laws and regulations
Evaluation guidelines
IARC: Methods for Evaluating Tobacco Control Policies (2008)
A guide for assessing the effects of tobacco control interventions
CDC: Introduction to Process Evaluation in Tobacco Use Prevention and Control (2008)
A manual serving as technical assistance for evaluating tobacco use prevention and control programs
CDC: Developing an evaluation plan (2011)
A workbook assisting in developing an evaluation plan through practical examples and exercises
CDC: Developing an evaluation report (2013)
A workbook designed to provide practical tools for writing a process evaluation report
Indicator guidelines
WHO FCTC Indicator Compendium
The Compendium aims at facilitating access to treaty-specific indicators and their usage by Parties, developed in response to the mandate given to the Convention Secretariat by the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties (decision FCTC/COP5(11))
CDC & WHO: Key Questions from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey GATS (2011)
The Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS) Guide provides a standard set of questions on tobacco use, and key tobacco control measures
CDC: Surveillance and evaluation data resources (2014)
The CDC guide outlines general information needs and resources for a variety of tobacco surveillance and evaluation studies