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Smoke-Free Air Policies: Progress, Challenges, and Resources

Mark J. Travers, PhD, MSRoswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, NY, USAmark.travers@roswellpark.org

Pre-Conference Workshop15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health

Singapore March 19, 2012

Countries, States, and Provinces That Have Banned Smoking in Indoor Workplaces and Other Indoor Public Places.

Source: Koh et al. New England Journal of Medicine, 2007.

Smokefree Latin America & the Caribbean

100% national smokefree

Comprehensive national

Sub-national smokefree

Smoking designated areas or no restrictions

Regulation pending

Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Smokefree Policies

SHS: secondhand smoke

SES: socio-economic status

Source: IARC Handbook of Cancer Prevention, Volume 12. Methods for Evaluating Tobacco Control Policies.

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Proximal Variables

Compliance withsmokefree policies

Intermediate

SHS exposure

Distal

Health of Non-smokers

Incidental Outcomes

Economic impact, homesmoking, cessation behavior

Moderators

SHS awareness / attitudes,occupation, SES, Tobacco control

policies

http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/prev/handbook13/index.php

5 Main Evaluation Outcomes

• 1) Public Support• 2) Compliance• 3) Exposure• 4) Health Impact• 5) Economic Impact

MEASURING EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION

Cigarettes, cigars and pipes are major emitters of respirable suspended particles less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in diameter that are easily inhaled deep into the lungs

TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitor (weight: ~1 lb)

This device is a real-time laser photometer with a built-in sampling pump that measures airborne particle mass-concentration

TRAINING COURSE AT:WWW.TOBACCOFREEAIR.ORG

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PM2.5 Findings Around the World

Source: Hyland et. Al. Tobacco Control 2008.

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Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Smokefree Policies

SHS: secondhand smoke

SES: socio-economic status

Source: IARC Handbook of Cancer Prevention, Volume 12. Methods for Evaluating Tobacco Control Policies.

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Proximal Variables

Compliance withsmokefree policies

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SHS exposure

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Health of Non-smokers

Incidental Outcomes

Economic impact, homesmoking, cessation behavior

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SHS awareness / attitudes,occupation, SES, Tobacco control

policies

Challenges: New and emerging products

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Waterpipe, hookah, narghile

• Common phenomenon in Eastern Mediterranean and South Asian countries…

• Emerging challenge in U.S. and other Western countries, often passes through loopholes in existing smokefree air laws

Waterpipe café in “smokefree” New York State

PM2.5 and Carbon Monoxide in a Commercial Waterpipe Lounge

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E-cigarettes

Johnny Depp in “The Tourist”

Is poor smoke-free law compliance a developing country phenomenon?

• Consider India, Netherlands, Germany

• Consider comprehensiveness of policy and education (i.e. SHS awareness and attitudes)

What are some challenges you face in implementing smoke-free air policies?