Congratulations to Dr. Geoffrey T. Fong who has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal! Created to commemorate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III on May 6, 2023, the medals were granted to 30,000 individuals across the country who have made a significant contribution to Canada or a particular province, territory, region or community of Canada, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.
A world-leading public health researcher, Fong founded the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation (ITC) Project in 2002 and has conducted studies in 31 countries to evaluate policies of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the global tobacco control treaty. He is also the world’s most productive tobacco researcher, with more than 580 scientific articles.Through his innovative research evaluating policy impact, including equity and environmental impacts, his tireless efforts to communicate ITC findings to governments and international health organizations have strengthened policies to reduce tobacco use globally.