Promoting the Effective Translation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Thrasher, James F.; Reynales-Shigematsu, Luz Myriam; Baezconde‐Garbanati, Lourdes; Villalobos, Víctor; Téllez-Girón, Primavera; Arillo-Santillán, Edna; Dorantes-Alonso, Ana del Carmen; Valdés-Salgado, Raydel; Lazcano‐Ponce, Eduardo

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“…18,101 Through a processes of learning, 102,103 states sometimes adopt epistemic communities' policy preferences, which is the case in tobacco control where recommendations of WHO expert committees and advisory groups became background for the adoption of World Health Assembly resolutions on tobacco control. 11 Although implementation of the FCTC at the country level has been slowed because of opposition from the tobacco industry, 104–109 the development of the FCTC and subsequent implementation guidelines is evidence of the influence of the tobacco control epistemic community. The global tobacco control epistemic community plays an influential role in tobacco control not only because it embodies scientific knowledge on tobacco use and control but also because governments and governmental organizations defer to it for information.…”

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The Nature, Scope, and Development of the Global Tobacco Control Epistemic Community

2011

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Over the past 50 years, tobacco control has been transformed from a national to a global issue, becoming institutionalized in the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the first international public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of the WHO. The global tobacco control epistemic community, a worldwide network of professionals with a common interpretation of the science in tobacco use and control, has contributed to this transformation. We investigated the development, structure, and function of this community through interviews and archival documents. Professionals in the community are bound by values and consensual knowledge developed after years of contentious debates undergirded their activities. Although these professionals play multiple roles, they recognize that scientific evidence should inform advocacy and policy activities. Public health professionals should continue to strengthen the links between science and advocacy for policy while being vigilant against industry efforts to undermine the scientific evidence on tobacco use and control.

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The Nature, Scope, and Development of the Global Tobacco Control Epistemic Community

2011

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“…Researchers hypothesized that this may be due to weaker tobacco regulation and a resulting greater range of social and marketing influences to smoke among German youth. The more permissive tobacco control environment in Mexico (31) may similarly account for the fact that movie smoking had a weaker influence over trying smoking. At the time of data collection in Mexico, youth smoking was on the rise (12), attitudes about smoking were generally permissive (32, 33), single cigarrette sales were prevalent and allowed easy youth access (34, 35), and there were few marketing restrictions on the tobacco industry (31).…”

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“…The more permissive tobacco control environment in Mexico (31) may similarly account for the fact that movie smoking had a weaker influence over trying smoking. At the time of data collection in Mexico, youth smoking was on the rise (12), attitudes about smoking were generally permissive (32, 33), single cigarrette sales were prevalent and allowed easy youth access (34, 35), and there were few marketing restrictions on the tobacco industry (31). Indeed, the incidence of trying smoking in our sample over the one-year follow up period was much higher (36%) than the one- to two-year incidence for similarly aged adolescents in studies conducted in Germany (19%), and much higher than among US adolescents studied (10%).…”

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Does Film Smoking Promote Youth Smoking in Middle-Income Countries?: A Longitudinal Study among Mexican Adolescents

Thrasher

Sargent

Huang

et al. 2009

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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Objective To determine whether exposure to smoking imagery in films predicts smoking onset among never-smoking Mexican adolescents. Methods The analytic sample was comprised of 11- to 14-year old secondary school students who reported never having tried smoking at baseline, 83% (1741/2093) of whom were successfully followed up after one year. Exposure to 42 popular films that contained smoking was assessed at baseline, whereas smoking behavior and risk factors were assessed at baseline and follow up. Logistic regression was used to estimate bivariate and adjusted relative risks of trying smoking and current smoking at follow up. Results At follow up, 36% reported having tried smoking and 8% reported having smoked in the previous month. Students who were successfully followed up were exposed to an average of 43.8 minutes of smoking in the films they reported viewing at baseline. Adjusted relative risks (ARRs) indicated that students in the two highest levels of exposure to film smoking were more than twice as likely to have smoked in the previous 30 days at follow up (ARR3v1=2.44, 95%CI 1.31, 4.55; ARR4v1=2.23, 95% CI 1.19, 4.17). The adjusted relative risk of having tried smoking by follow up reached statistical significance only when comparing the 3rd highest to the lowest exposure group (ARR3v1=1.54, 95%CI 1.01, 2.64). Having a parent or best friend who smoked at baseline were the only other variables that independently predicted both outcomes. Conclusions Exposure to movie smoking is a risk factor for smoking onset among Mexican youth.

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“…12,22,* Under such circumstances, substantial and consistent declines in SHS exposure are found across indicators, including those from observational studies, 7,23 surveys of self-reported SHS exposure, 7,12,24 biomarkers of SHS exposure, 7,24,25 and air quality assessments. 7,8 Nevertheless, and despite enjoying high levels of popular support, the implementation of smoke-free laws in low- and middle-income countries may encounter difficulties that stem from such factors as greater social acceptability of tobacco use, shorter histories of programs and policies to combat tobacco-related diseases, and a greater tolerance of law breaking.…”

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Differential impact of local and federal smoke-free legislation in Mexico: a longitudinal study among adult smokers

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Swayampakala²,

Arillo-Santillán³

et al. 2010

Salud pública Méx

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Objective To assess the impact of Mexico City and federal smoke-free legislation on secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure and support for smoke-free laws. Material and Methods Pre- and post-law data were analyzed from a cohort of adult smokers who participated in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy Evaluation Survey in four Mexican cities. For each indicator, we estimated prevalence, changes in prevalence, and between-city differences in rates of change. Results Self-reported exposure to smoke-free media campaigns generally increased more dramatically in Mexico City. Support for prohibiting smoking in regulated venues increased overall, but at a greater rate in Mexico City than in other cities. In bars and restaurants/cafés, self-reported SHS exposure had significantly greater decreases in Mexico City than in other cities; however, workplace exposure decreased in Tijuana and Guadalajara, but not in Mexico City or Ciudad Juárez. Conclusions Although federal smoke-free legislation was associated with important changes smoke-free policy impact, the comprehensive smoke-free law in Mexico City was generally accompanied by a greater rate of change.

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Promoting the Effective Translation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Cited by 26 publications

References 36 publications

The Nature, Scope, and Development of the Global Tobacco Control Epistemic Community

The Nature, Scope, and Development of the Global Tobacco Control Epistemic Community

Does Film Smoking Promote Youth Smoking in Middle-Income Countries?: A Longitudinal Study among Mexican Adolescents

Differential impact of local and federal smoke-free legislation in Mexico: a longitudinal study among adult smokers

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