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Date: Tuesday 06, 2007

Category: Factsheets


Language: English


Organisation: Global Smokefree Partnership


Keywords: health economics policy advocacy public support FCTC Article legislation messages smoke free

Smokefree: The Facts

"Smokefree: The Facts" is a series of factsheets focused on providing the evidence to advocates and policy makers for the adoption of smokefree policies. The factsheets were completed in November 2007 and are now available for download on the GSP website.

The content of these factsheets includes:

• Smoke-Free Air: The Essential Facts
• Health Harms of Secondhand Smoke
• Smoke-Free Laws Help the Economy and Do Not Harm Restaurants and Bars
• Smoke-Free Laws are Effective
• Smoke-Free Myths and Realities
• In Their Own Words: Public Support For Smoke-Free Laws
• The FCTC Requires Effective Smoke-Free Policies
• Smoke-Free Policy Recommendations
• Examples of Good Smoke-Free Legislation
• Smoke-Free Laws: Key Messages
• Smoke-Free Success Stories: Ireland, Scotland, and Uruguay
• Smoke-Free Progress: An Overview of Smoke-Free Laws Around the World