Smoke-free policy and child health

Britton, John

Abstract

On March 24, 2004, Ireland became the first country in the world to implement legislation prohibiting tobacco smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places. The political process leading up to the legislation was long, with opposition from stakeholders with a range of vested interests, particularly the tobacco industry.1 Despite predictions otherwise, the legislation achieved high levels of compliance from the outset, has proved extremely popular, and established a global role model that many countries have now adopted.

Citation

Britton, J. (in press). Smoke-free policy and child health. Lancet Public Health, 2(9), Article e392-e393. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2817%2930169-X

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 5, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Sep 5, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 12, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 12, 2017
• Journal: The Lancet Public Health
• Electronic ISSN: 2468-2667
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 9
• Article Number: e392-e393
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2817%2930169-X
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/880837
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246826671730169X