The Luther L. Terry Awards were established to honor exemplary individual and organizational achievements in the field of tobacco control and prevention throughout the world.
Each nomination is reviewed by the Award Selection Committee. Nominees must have a demonstrated record of consistent excellence in tobacco control. They must have served as exemplars and role models to others in the tobacco control movement, employing creative approaches to tobacco control and they must not have any affiliation with the tobacco industry.
Luk Joossens has been one of the world’s foremost tobacco control advocates for almost 30 years. He is the author of more than 250 articles, reports, and presentations on various aspects of tobacco control. Among other achievements, his work on Belgium’s tobacco advertising ban, European Union tobacco subsidies, and international tobacco smuggling has established him as an expert on tobacco control policy, a relentless activist, and a versatile leader in the international tobacco control movement.
For more information:
EPHA section on tobacco and smoking
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control enters into force
