Costa Rica’s Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominance
| Autor: | Stanton A. Glantz, Patricia Sosa, Eric Crosbie |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Costa Rica
Public health law Lobbying contaminación por humo de tabaco public policy Legislation public health law Public administration Tobacco industry Article tobacco smoke pollution 03 medical and health sciences Grassroots 0302 clinical medicine Legislative assembly América Latina Environmental health Political science Tobacco Humans 030212 general & internal medicine campañas de control del tabaco Health policy 030505 public health industria tabacalera leyes de salud pública business.industry Health Policy lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Tobacco control Smoking Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health tobacco control campaigns International health lcsh:RA1-1270 Tobacco Use Disorder tobacco industry Latin America política pública Smoking Cessation Public Health 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Salud Pública de México, Vol 58, Iss 1 (2016) Salud Pública de México, Vol 58, Iss 1, Pp 62-70 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1606-7916 0036-3634 |
| Popis: | Objective. To analyze the passage of Costa Rica’s 2012 tobacco control law. Materials and methods. Review of legislation, newspaper articles, and key informant interviews. Results. Tobacco control advocates, in close collaboration with international health groups, recruited national, regional and international experts to testify in the Legislative Assembly, implemented grassroots advocacy campaigns, and generated media coverage to enact strong legislation in March 2012 consistent with the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, despite tobacco industry lobbying efforts that for decades blocked effective tobacco control legislation. Conclusion. Costa Rica’s experience illustrates how with resources, good strategic planning, ag- gressive tactics and perseverance tobacco control advocates can overcome tobacco industry opposition in the Legislative Assembly and Executive Branch. This determined approach has positioned Costa Rica to become a regional leader in tobacco control. |
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