Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center (TRC)
Thailand has been nationally and internationally accepted as a country succeeding of the tobacco control with explicit policies, the best tobacco control laws and tobacco control operations in various target groups over ten years. However, there were still some flaws in its systems and work procedures, making it less successful and efficient. Namely, there was unclear and systematic organization in developing and intellectually supporting members. The social approach operations still lack of significant information, innovation, network and continuity to inform people, community and society about tobacco control. There was a deficiency of continuously and systematically follow-up on the results and conclusions which could have been worth lessons for staff, community and Thai society to learn and improve. Thus, the Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center (TRC) was established to fulfill the purpose of effectively developing the tobacco control system.
TRC Structure
TRC is a non-profit organization affiliated of the Mahidol University and funded by Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth). TRC performance is under its steering committees and has its own director acts as both a TRC committee and a secretary.
TRC Strategy Plan
management in order to support the tobacco control policy amendment. The Commission researches/plans are designed by TRC steering Committees and tobacco control experts consisted of 2 strategy plans:
- Research and Evaluation Support Plan
- Knowledge Management Support Plan
Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center (TRC)
Research and Evaluation Support Plan
The effects of the Tobacco control policy and measurement on smoking behavior:
- Tax
- Legislation (Act)
- The Non-Smokers Health Protection Act B.E. 2535 (1992) and the Tobacco Products Control Act B.E. 2535 (1992)
- Educational measurement and campaign
- Cure measurement
- Thailand Tobacco Atlas
- GHPS
- Evaluation according to FCTC
Knowledge Management Support Plan
- Develop the curriculum contents on primary school, secondary school, vocational school and university
- Annual national academic conference on Tobacco or Health
- Knowledge management on Tobacco Policy Measurement
- Information Expansion
- Websites and electronic database
- Libraries
- Journals