Towards Tobacco-Free Generation : implementation of preventive tobacco policies in the Nordic countries
Aims: Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan set a goal of creating a Tobacco-Free Generation in Europe by 2040. Prevention is important for achieving this goal. We compare the Nordic countries’ preventive tobacco policies, discuss the possible determinants for similarities and differences in policy implement...
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ftunivtampere:oai:trepo.tuni.fi:10024/141499 2024-01-07T09:44:17+01:00 Towards Tobacco-Free Generation : implementation of preventive tobacco policies in the Nordic countries Linnansaari, Anu Ollila, Hanna Pisinger, Charlotta Scheffels, Janne Kinnunen, Jaana M. Rimpelä, Arja Tampere University Health Sciences Department of Adolescent Psychiatry 2022-07 14 483133 fulltext https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/141499 https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948221106867 en eng SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 1403-4948 ORCID: /0000-0003-3273-6226/work/116824320 https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/141499 URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202208046235 doi:10.1177/14034948221106867 cc by 4.0 openAccess 3142 Public health care science environmental and occupational health 3124 Neurology and psychiatry review 2022 ftunivtampere https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948221106867 2023-12-14T00:08:21Z Aims: Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan set a goal of creating a Tobacco-Free Generation in Europe by 2040. Prevention is important for achieving this goal. We compare the Nordic countries’ preventive tobacco policies, discuss the possible determinants for similarities and differences in policy implementation, and provide strategies for strengthening tobacco prevention. Methods: We used the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to identify the key policies for this narrative review. We focused on Articles 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 16 of the WHO FCTC, and assessed the status of the required (core) and recommended (advanced) policies and their application to novel tobacco and nicotine products. Information on the implementation of strategies, acts and regulations were searched from global and national tobacco control databases, websites and scientific articles via PubMed and MEDLINE. Results: The WHO FCTC and European regulations have ensured that the core policies are mostly in place, but also contributed to the shared deficiencies that are seen especially in the regulations on smokeless tobacco and novel products. Strong national tobacco control actors have facilitated countries to implement some advanced policies – even as the first countries in the world: point-of-sale display bans (Iceland), outdoor smoking bans (Sweden), flavour bans on electronic cigarettes (Finland), plain packaging (Norway), and plain packaging on electronic cigarettes (Denmark). Conclusions: Collaboration and participation in reinforcing the European regulations, resources for national networking between tobacco control actors, and national regulations to provide protection from the tobacco industry’s interference are needed to strengthen comprehensive implementation of tobacco policies in the Nordic countries. Peer reviewed Review Iceland Tampere University: Trepo Norway Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 140349482211068 |
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Aims: Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan set a goal of creating a Tobacco-Free Generation in Europe by 2040. Prevention is important for achieving this goal. We compare the Nordic countries’ preventive tobacco policies, discuss the possible determinants for similarities and differences in policy implementation, and provide strategies for strengthening tobacco prevention. Methods: We used the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to identify the key policies for this narrative review. We focused on Articles 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 16 of the WHO FCTC, and assessed the status of the required (core) and recommended (advanced) policies and their application to novel tobacco and nicotine products. Information on the implementation of strategies, acts and regulations were searched from global and national tobacco control databases, websites and scientific articles via PubMed and MEDLINE. Results: The WHO FCTC and European regulations have ensured that the core policies are mostly in place, but also contributed to the shared deficiencies that are seen especially in the regulations on smokeless tobacco and novel products. Strong national tobacco control actors have facilitated countries to implement some advanced policies – even as the first countries in the world: point-of-sale display bans (Iceland), outdoor smoking bans (Sweden), flavour bans on electronic cigarettes (Finland), plain packaging (Norway), and plain packaging on electronic cigarettes (Denmark). Conclusions: Collaboration and participation in reinforcing the European regulations, resources for national networking between tobacco control actors, and national regulations to provide protection from the tobacco industry’s interference are needed to strengthen comprehensive implementation of tobacco policies in the Nordic countries. Peer reviewed |
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