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While it is possible to raise awareness of tobacco control at different levels of society, the scientific literature shows that the most visible results are achieved through coordinated national actions that support an overall strategy. Drawing up a national action plan and integrating a comprehensive awareness-raising strategy into this plan are essential steps in curbing the tobacco epidemic.

The operation of the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Article 12 is led by the Addictions Unit at Santé publique France.

The tobacco control program adopted by Santé publique France ranges from surveillance to prevention and includes, inter alia:

1. monitoring of tobacco-related diseases, and the link between these pathologies and tobacco (epidemiology and surveillance);

2. measuring the prevalence of tobacco use and that of its determinants;

The implementation of Assistance to the Parties will require the development of national, international and transnational partnerships, in particular to understand the needs of the Parties and respond to them in the most relevant way.

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) Knowledge Hub (KH) on Article 12 is managed by Santé publique France at the Health Promotion and Prevention Division, precisely at the Addictions Unit.

Santé publique France, the French national public health agency, is a governmental institution reporting to the Ministry of Health. Created in 2016, Santé publique France aims to improve the health of the populations on its territory, its different missions are:

• to coordinate and implement public health surveillance;

A fundamental step in the implementation of an intervention is anticipating, planning and carrying out its evaluation. This ensures proper use of the often limited resources and available means (including financial means). The evaluation also provides a basis for optimising future interventions and improving their impact.

Once the intervention to be implemented has been identified and clearly defined (target, objectives, key stages), the third stage consists of moving from the idea to action.
The implementation process differs greatly depending on the type of intervention chosen, since the stages to be considered can be diverse, as can the stakeholders to be involved. For example, an education programme will involve close consultation with education professionals and the administration responsible for education, while a communication campaign will require working with advertising agencies. 

After assessing the situation to determine the public health objectives and needs (see Assess the situation), the next step is to identify the type of intervention to implement.