Title |
Political dynamics promoting the incremental regulation of secondhand smoke: a case study of New South Wales, Australia
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, July 2006
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-6-192 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Katherine Bryan-Jones, Simon Chapman |
Abstract |
The history of governmental responses to the accumulation of scientific evidence about the harms of secondhand smoke (SHS) presents an intriguing case study of incremental public health policy development. Australia has long been considered a world-leader in progressive tobacco control policies, but in the last decade has fallen behind other jurisdictions in introducing SHS legislation that protects all workers. Bars, clubs and pubs remain the only public indoor spaces where smoking is legally permitted, despite SHS exposure in the hospitality industry being higher and affecting more people than in any other setting after domestic exposure. This paper examines the political dynamics that have shaped this incremental approach to SHS. |
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