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Only 5,4 percent of the worlds population are protected by comprehensive smoke-free regulations. That is the main message in the WHO-report that gives an overview of the global situation of tobacco-prevention.

Within the framework of the Drug Prevention and Information Programme the Commission has launched the Call for Proposals - Operating Grants 2010. The deadline for submission of applications is 17 December 2009 12:00 CET.

Almost one boy in five and more than one girl out of ten aged 16-17 have used gambling machines during the last year, despite the age limit of 18 years. Other types of gambling with age limits of 18 years, for example sports and live TV-contests, is also common among the young. This is shown in a new population study on gambling and health in Sweden.

The Events Calendar for World AIDS Day 2009 is now open! See the World AIDS Campaign Website.

On 29-30 September a conference about the EU's efforts to prevent mental illness among young people took place in Stockholm. The conference was the first of five, with different themes, to promote the pact between EU member states on the work on mental health.

Elderly Europeans are less likely to drink in ways that are harmful to their health compared to younger adults. But as several EU Member States see markedly increased alcohol related deaths amongst the elderly in recent years and the knowledge among health care personnel about alcohol in relation to ageing is generally poor, better monitoring and education of alcohol consumption amongst the elderly is motivated.

Mental health in young people worsens in line with trends in the labor market.

As of 1 July, Sweden has taken over the presidency of the European Union. During the presidency the National Insitute of Public Health will be actively involved in several activities in the field of public health.

Gambling problems are unevenly distributed in the population; there has been a significant increase in some groups during the past ten years. A new study in Sweden shows that nearly one out of ten young men, aged 18-24 years, has gambling problems.