Environmental health organisations against tobacco

Citation

Mulcahy M, Evans DS, Lahiffe B, Goggin D, Smyth C, Hastings G & Byrne M (2009) Environmental health organisations against tobacco. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 6 (4), pp. 1456-1471. http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6041456

Abstract
Implementing the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) relies heavily on enforcement. Little is known of the way enforcement agencies operate, prioritise or network. A questionnaire was sent to representatives of the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) in 36 countries.. Tobacco control was given low priority. Almost two thirds did not have any tobacco control policy. A third reported their organisation had worked with other agencies on tobacco control. Obstacles to addressing tobacco control included a lack of resources (61%) and absence of a coherent strategy (39%).

Keywords
Anti tobacco policy making; Enforcement; Environmental health; Health professionals; Tobacco control; Smoking cessation; Smoking Government policy; Smoking prevention; Consumer Product Safety; Tobacco package labels

Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: Volume 6, Issue 4

People

Professor Gerard Hastings

Emeritus Professor, Institute for Social Marketing