Industry Speed Bumps on Local Tobacco Control in Japan? : The Case of Hyogo

Despite being a signatory since 2004, Japan has not yet fully implemented Article 8 of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control regarding 100% protection against exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS). The Japanese government still recognizes designated smoking rooms (DSR...

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Main Authors: Yamada, Keiko, Mori, Nagisa, Kashiwabara, Mina, Yasuda, Sakiko, Horie, Rumi, Yamato, Hiroshi, Garçon, Loic, Armada, Francisco
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Language:en_US
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2015
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spelling okr-10986-231812021-04-23T14:04:13Z Industry Speed Bumps on Local Tobacco Control in Japan? : The Case of Hyogo Yamada, Keiko Mori, Nagisa Kashiwabara, Mina Yasuda, Sakiko Horie, Rumi Yamato, Hiroshi Garçon, Loic Armada, Francisco smoking tobacco smoke pollution legilsation local government Despite being a signatory since 2004, Japan has not yet fully implemented Article 8 of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control regarding 100% protection against exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS). The Japanese government still recognizes designated smoking rooms (DSRs) in public space as a valid control measure. Furthermore, subnational initiatives for tobacco control in Japan are of limited effectiveness. Through an analysis of the Hyogo initiative in 2012, we identified key barriers to the achievement of a smoke-free environment. 2015-12-01T22:17:09Z 2015-12-01T22:17:09Z 2015 Journal Article Journal of Epidemiology http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23181 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Japan Epidemiological Association Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Japan
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topic smoking
tobacco smoke pollution
legilsation
local government
spellingShingle smoking
tobacco smoke pollution
legilsation
local government
Yamada, Keiko
Mori, Nagisa
Kashiwabara, Mina
Yasuda, Sakiko
Horie, Rumi
Yamato, Hiroshi
Garçon, Loic
Armada, Francisco
Industry Speed Bumps on Local Tobacco Control in Japan? : The Case of Hyogo
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description Despite being a signatory since 2004, Japan has not yet fully implemented Article 8 of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control regarding 100% protection against exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS). The Japanese government still recognizes designated smoking rooms (DSRs) in public space as a valid control measure. Furthermore, subnational initiatives for tobacco control in Japan are of limited effectiveness. Through an analysis of the Hyogo initiative in 2012, we identified key barriers to the achievement of a smoke-free environment.
format Journal Article
author Yamada, Keiko
Mori, Nagisa
Kashiwabara, Mina
Yasuda, Sakiko
Horie, Rumi
Yamato, Hiroshi
Garçon, Loic
Armada, Francisco
author_facet Yamada, Keiko
Mori, Nagisa
Kashiwabara, Mina
Yasuda, Sakiko
Horie, Rumi
Yamato, Hiroshi
Garçon, Loic
Armada, Francisco
author_sort Yamada, Keiko
title Industry Speed Bumps on Local Tobacco Control in Japan? : The Case of Hyogo
title_short Industry Speed Bumps on Local Tobacco Control in Japan? : The Case of Hyogo
title_full Industry Speed Bumps on Local Tobacco Control in Japan? : The Case of Hyogo
title_fullStr Industry Speed Bumps on Local Tobacco Control in Japan? : The Case of Hyogo
title_full_unstemmed Industry Speed Bumps on Local Tobacco Control in Japan? : The Case of Hyogo
title_sort industry speed bumps on local tobacco control in japan? : the case of hyogo
publisher Japan Epidemiological Association
publishDate 2015
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23181
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