Smoke-Free Future in Denmark

Smoke-free air policies: past, present and future.

Smoke-free policies have been an important tobacco control intervention. As recently as 20 years ago, few communities required workplaces and hospitality venues to be smoke-free, but today approximately 11% of the world's population live in countries with laws that require these places to be smoke-free. This paper briefly summarises important milestones in the history of indoor smoke-free polic...

Smoke free hospitals.

Smoke-free legislation and prematurity.

9.4 cigarettes/day) and 34% of them are exposed to second-hand smoke. In Argentina, the percentage of pregnant women who smoke (1520%) is one of the highest in the Americas and the world.3 Active and passive smoking during pregnancy causes low birth weight and preterm birth, among other harmful effects. All health care providers involved in the care of pregnant women are recommended to make a b...

Stakeholder’s Assessment of the Awareness and Effectiveness of Smoke-free Law in Thailand

Background This study reports stakeholders’ ratings, and perceived gaps in World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 8 implementation in Thailand viewed against WHO’s Guidelines for Article 8 and to inform action in preparing the 2017 Tobacco Product Control Act.   Methods Stakeholder ratings of Guideline provisions of Article 8 on a three-tiered s...

Why be smoke-free? A qualitative study of smoke-free restaurant owner and manager opinions.

This qualitative study captured the opinions of the owners and managers of smoke-free restaurants. The purpose of this study, initiated by local citizens who were members of a group called Healthy Alamance, was to identify the motivations and experiences of restaurant owners and managers who had committed to smoke-free indoor environments. Telephone interviews were attempted with all 80 owners/...