Cómo implementar la nueva ley chilena antitabaco al interior de la universidad

Abstract

On the 16th of May 2006, the Diario Oficial de la República de Chile (Official News of the Republic of Chile), published Law No. 20.105, which modified Law No. 19.419 regarding advertising and consumption of tobacco. Since it entered into force, different institutions and public spaces have had to enact its regulations. The purpose of this article is to share how the new anti-tobacco law is being implemented, with a health promotion angle, by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC). As such, we highlight key findings from a review of the literature on the subject and describe the implementation strategies developed and substantiated in theory as well as by how they address the concerns of the university community. The main accomplishments of the anti-tobacco implementation were: reaching a compromise between the university directorate and the student leaders, who in turn motivated the student body to participate during the large-scale roll-out of the new law; the participation of all of the UC stakeholders; utilizing the varied methods of mass communication; and lastly, providing an opportunity for reflection and analysis for those directly affected: the smokers. The challenge is to evaluate the strategies implemented in the incorporation of the new Chilean anti-tobacco law.

Health promotion programs in higher education: integrative review of the literature

“…In the dimension of theory-based practice, we verified that one of the programs (24) carried out a review of the literature and other two (19,27) featured the application of instruments TestWell Survey and Health Path, respectively. Another program (20) referenced evaluation instruments that had been previously validated, though this reference was not clear.…”

“…Of the six PH programs, in two studies we verified evidences of collaborative practice (24)(25) ; in the HP programs, there was participation of several departments of the university (13,(19)(20) , of the entire educational community (7,19) and of partners from various social levels (7,(19)(20) .…”

“…Regarding the objectives of HP programs presented in the different studies, we have found that not all rely on a HP approach, but rather on a Public Health (PH) approach: prevention of diseases (22) , implementation of the anti-tobacco law (24) , reduction in the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (25)(26) and use of condoms (23) , with prescriptive strategies such as workshops and lectures given by experts. It is important to note that one of the programs (27) supported the promotion of welfare on campus.…”

“…After applying the criteria from ACHA (10) in the six PH programs, it was found that only one study (24) showed evidence of integration with the mission of the HEI, whereas of the 10 HP programs, 50% complied with this requirement (7,13,(19)(20)(21) . The activities were either included in the compulsory (13,(20)(21) or optional (7) curricular spaces of the licentiate undergraduate program, or graduate courses and groups of voluntaries were established (19) .…”

“…Of the PH programs analyzed, only two showed evidences of concern with cultural competence (23)(24) : one for allowing the expression of opinions and concerns about the new tobacco law, and another for addressing the fact sexual health workshops take genre into consideration. In one of the HP programs (14) , the strategies included group techniques of critical reflection for the raising of awareness on cultural diversity and, in another (19) , concern with the recruitment of elements from minority groups and with poor economic conditions became apparent.…”