Smoking on the Margins? Assessing the Effects of a Smoke-free Law in Parks and on Beaches

Authors

Ann Pederson, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, Canada
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, University of KentuckyFollow
Wendy Rice, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, Canada
Steve Chasey, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Canada
Arezu Moshrefzadeh, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, Canada
Joan L. Bottorff, University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus, Canada
Natalie Hemsing, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Canada
Lorraine Greaves, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Canada
Nancy Poole, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, Canada

Abstract

This study uses a health equity lens to examine the development, adoption and implementation of an outdoor smoke-free bylaw in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The study aims to:

• Understand the health and health equity effects of a new outdoor smoke-free policy in parks and on beaches;

• Assess the differential impacts of the policy for diverse groups of women and men, in particular those with a high prevalence and susceptibility to smoking and those who are exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS);

• Develop recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of future smoke-free policies to reduce any unintended contributions to health inequities arising from their implementation.

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

3-2012

Notes/Citation Information

A presentation at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Singapore.

Repository Citation

Pederson, Ann; Okoli, Chizimuzo T.C.; Rice, Wendy; Chasey, Steve; Moshrefzadeh, Arezu; Bottorff, Joan L.; Hemsing, Natalie; Greaves, Lorraine; and Poole, Nancy, "Smoking on the Margins? Assessing the Effects of a Smoke-free Law in Parks and on Beaches" (2012). Nursing Presentations. 27.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/nursing_present/27