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"Efforts to Reprioritise the Agenda" in China: British American Tobacco's Efforts to Influence Public Policy on Secondhand Smoke in China. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Each year, 540 million Chinese are exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS), resulting in more than 100,000 deaths. Smoke-free policies have been demonstrated to decrease overall cigarette consumption, encourage smokers to quit, and protect the ...
Gan, Quan, Hurt, Richard D, Muggli Monique E, Richard D Hurt, Lee Kelley, Hurt Richard D, Ebbert, Jon O, Kelley Lee, Gan Quan, Muggli, Monique E, Lee, Kelley, Quan Gan, Monique E Muggli, Jon O Ebbert, Ebbert Jon O   +14 more
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Does support for smoke-free outdoor spaces increase after implementation?: A case study of a Dutch research center’s smoke-free campus transition

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2020
Introduction Policymakers may sometimes be reluctant to develop policies for smoke-free outdoor spaces due to concerns about public reaction. In this study, we investigated the support for a smoke-free campus before and after the campus of a Dutch ...
Jeroen Bommelé, Sigrid Troelstra, Bethany Hipple Walters, Marc Willemsen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of smoke-free housing policy lease exemptions on compliance, enforcement and smoking behavior: A qualitative study

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2018
This paper investigates the impacts of smoke-free housing policies on compliance, enforcement and smoking behavior. From 2012 to 2014, we studied two affordable housing providers in Canada with comprehensive smoke-free policies: Waterloo Regional Housing
Pamela Kaufman, Julie Kang, Ryan David Kennedy, Pippa Beck, Roberta Ferrence   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing a smoke-free policy in alcohol and other drug residential treatment facilities: Qualitative exploration of staff perceptions

, 2022
Introduction and Aims: There are often high rates of smoking in people who access alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services, with estimates that approximately 80% of people entering services smoke.
Walter, Zoe C, Quinn, Catherine A, Alati, Taylor, De Andrade, Dominique, Hides, Leanne   +4 more
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Local Government Commitment to the Smoke-Free Policy in Indonesia [PDF]

, 2019
A growing number of local governments have already enacted a smoke-free policy in Indonesia. This promising phenomenon indicates the commitment of local governments to overcoming the high smoking prevalence through smoke-free policies. This study aims to
Rahmayanti, K P
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Assessing the choice of smoke-free policies for multiunit housing and its associated determinants in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open
Objectives This study aimed to assess the desire for smoke-free housing, determine the choice of smoke-free policies for multiunit housing (MUH), and identify the factors associated with policy choice among MUH residents in Bangladesh.Design We conducted
Abdullah Al Mamun, Md Golam Kibria, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Papia Sultana, Taslima Islam, Muhammad Badiuzzaman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Location and duration of secondhand smoke exposure among Minnesota Nonsmokers, 2018

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2020
In 2007 Minnesota passed into law a comprehensive ban on indoor smoking of tobacco products in public places including bars, restaurants, and workplaces.
Ann W. St. Claire, Samantha Friedrichsen, Raymond G. Boyle, John Kingsbury, Michael J. Parks, Sharrilyn Helgertz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Plant‐to‐Plant Circular Strategy: Coupling Photodegradation and Phytoremediation With Plant‐Based Nanomaterials for Plastic Degradation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Plant‐based nanomaterials derived from alfalfa serve as dual‐function catalysts, coupling photodegradation and phytoremediation to degrade polyethylene under UV‐A light and in soil. The nanomaterials work synergistically with alfalfa and soil microbes, achieving efficient plastic breakdown without trophic transfer.
Haoran Liu, Lena Ciric, Yuheng Wang, Ziru Pei, Manpreet Bhatti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A qualitative study of the process of adoption, implementation and enforcement of smoke-free policies in privately-owned affordable housing

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Household smoke-free home rules cannot fully protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke (SHS) if they live in multi-unit housing (MUH). Instead, property-level smoke-free policies are needed to prevent SHS incursion into apartment units and to ...
Michelle C. Kegler, Erin Lebow-Skelley, Jaimie Lea, Regine Haardörfer, Adrienne Lefevre, Pam Diggs, Sally Herndon   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The development of local smoke free policy of Indonesia in 2004 - 2015

, 2018
Background Many low-income countries develop tobacco control policies not only national levels, but also at local levels. The dynamics underlying the development of local-level policies are still poorly understood. This study aimed to map and understand
Wahyu Septiono, Septiono, Wahyu, Ng, Nawi,, Kunst, Anton, Nawi Ng, Anton Kunst   +5 more
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