Authors
Mulcahy, MauriceEvans, David S
Lahiffe, Blaithin
Goggin, Deirdre
Smyth, Colm
Hastings, Gerard
Byrne, Miriam
Affiliation
Department of Environmental Health, Health Service Executive West, Galway, Republic of Ireland. maurice.mulcahy@hse.ieIssue Date
2009-04MeSH
BenchmarkingEnvironmental Health
Health Priorities
Humans
Law Enforcement
Smoking
Tobacco
World Health Organization
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Environmental health organisations against tobacco. 2009, 6 (4):1456-71 Int J Environ Res Public HealthJournal
International journal of environmental research and public healthDOI
10.3390/ijerph6041456PubMed ID
19440528Abstract
Implementing the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) relies heavily on enforcement. Little is known of the way different 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%).Language
enISSN
1660-4601ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3390/ijerph6041456
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