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M. Lyndon Haviland, DrPH, Chair, Editorial Board

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This issue of the Journal highlights the challenges of health promotion and disease prevention in a world increasingly defined by global brands, porous borders, instant messaging, and economic interdependencies. Turning these new technologies and economic realities into opportunities for bold action and science-based interventions is the work at hand. Worldwide, there are an estimated 1.3 billion smokers, and by 2030 tobacco will have become the leading cause of preventable death and disability, responsible for an estimated 10 million deaths annually. To halt this epidemic, we must find the political will, international leadership, and funding to put tobacco prevention, care, and . . . [Full Text]