Post-legislation progress reports

Several countries have implemented smoke-free legislation that prohibits smoking in most enclosed public places.  These post-legislation progress reports provide an insight into how the smoking habits of each country/area have changed since the introduction of legislation and/or examine the economic impact of the legislation.  Links to some of these key reports are provided below.

Scotland

On March 26th 2006 Scotland became the first part of the UK to go smoke-free in enclosed public places. The national evaluation of Scotland's smoke-free policies provides robust evidence for the success of the legislation, including an 86% reduction in second-hand smoke in bars and a significant reduction in second-hand smoke exposure in the home.

England

• Department of Health. 2008. Smoke-free England: one year on. [online] London: Department of Health.  Available from: http://www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/files/dhs01_01-one-year-on-report-final.pdf [accessed 11 March 2009]

Northern Ireland

• Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. 2009.  Smoke-Free Legislation in Northern Ireland: A One Year Review.[online] Belfast: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.  Available from: http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/smoke-free_legislation_in_northern_ireland.doc [accessed 11 March 2009]

 

Ireland

• Office of Tobacco Control. 2004. Smoke-free workplace legislation implementation: Public Health (Tobacco) Acts 2002 and 2004: six month progress report. [online] Clane: Office of Tobacco Control. Available from: http://www.otc.ie/article.asp?article=200 [accessed 14 January 2005]
  
   
• Office of Tobacco Control. 2005. Smoke-free workplaces in Ireland: a one year review. [online] Clane: Office of Tobacco Control. Available from: http://www.otc.ie/Uploads/1_Year_Report_FA.pdf [accessed 7 June 2005]

Norway

• Lund, M. 2005. Smoke-free bars and restaurants in Norway. [online] Oslo: SIRUS. Available from: http://www.globalink.org/documents/2005smokefreebarsandrestaurantsinNorway.pdf [accessed 2 June 2005]

New York

• New York State Department of Health. 2006. The health and economic impact of New York's Clean Indoor Air Act [online] Available from: http://www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/tobacco_control/docs/ciaa_impact_report.pdf 
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• New York City. 2004. The state of smoke-free New York City: a one-year review. [online] Available from: http://tobaccofreekids.org/pressoffice/NYCReport.pdf [accessed 24 June 2005]

New Zealand

• Ministry of Health. 2006. After the smoke has cleared: evaluation of the impact of a new smokefree law [online] Wellington: Ministry of Health. Available from: http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/5599/$File/smokefree-evaluation-report-with-appendices-dec06.pdf [accessed 13 December 2006]
   
• Ministry of Health. 2005. The smoke is clearing: anniversary report 2005. [online] Wellington: New Zealand. Available from: http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/7EC01E1971949178CC2570D20019E782/$File/SmokeClearing.pdf [acccessed 16 December 2005]

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