Concept Note on Tobacco Use among Adolescent Males in Indonesia

In this Concept Note, you will concisely summarize the evidence from your readings and research to: 

Briefly describe the country context and how current prevalence of tobacco product use specifically contributes to the burden of disease in Indonesia.

Describe: the tobacco product you are examining; total population; population number of the group at-risk for using that product (e.g., % of the total population); and relevant demographic characteristics of that group; e.g., gender, age range, location, ethnicity, etc.

Using IHME and other data, provide data on the prevalence of tobacco product use by this at-risk group, and the current tobacco-related morbidity and mortality suffered by that group.

Describe the system elements that contribute to the current prevenance of tobacco product use: i.e., individual risk factors, Social Determinants of Health, Political and national environmental risk factors; and Macro-environmental issues (e.g., climate crisis; War/conflict; global air/water pollution, etc.).

Next, concisely discuss strengths and weakness of current polices in Indonesia that relate to the tobacco product you have selected, including any relevant policies that address the existing health impacts of the use of that tobacco product. E.g. current policies to: reduce tobacco consumption; reduce prevalence of tobacco-related NCDs; address major individual SDH or environmental risks that contribute to current use of tobacco products; etc.

1. Clearly identify 2-4 leverage points that are both sufficiently specific and feasible for the MoH to address (e.g., MoH has adequate authority, capacity). 

Identify 3 policies that you will recommend to the MoH to reduce the prevalence of Tobacco-product use, specific to the risks identified  for your at-risk group.

1. Provide an evidence-based rationale to support each policy recommendation, and show that it meets all 5 criteria for feasibility (See Annex 1)
2. Place all Recommendations into a SMART format (See Annex #2).
3. Using the 7 Health Systems Building Blocks as a guide, for each recommendation, briefly describe any specific bottlenecks to implementing that recommended policy. See Annex #3
4. For at least 2 of your recommendations, show how your development partner (international NGOs) could support the MoH in Indonesia to implement the recommended policy.

Remember, Partners do NOT implement national health policies, only the MoH implements policies.

You must describe the specific types of support that the Partner could provide, that is consistent with the mission and strategic objectives of that partner, and the support must be consistent with a decolonized approach.

1. Examples of support include: technical (e.g., to strengthen HS building blocks), policy guidance, financial, research support, support to engage other ministries/partners; etc.