Open AccessA case study of smokefree outdoor policy options for a city
Author(s) -
Thomson George,
Martin Jennifer,
Gifford Heather,
Parata Kiri,
Wilson Nick
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/1753-6405.12665
Subject(s) - environmental health , medicine
Effective smokefree outdoor policies (SFOP) can reduce the normalisation of smoking and aid quitting.1-3 In New Zealand (NZ), more than 90% of local government authorities have some ‘educational’ outdoor smokefree policies, but these are not enforceable by law.4 We used a case study of NZ’s capital city (Wellington) to explore the issues and options for progressing SFOP in pedestrian-dense urban outdoor public spaces. Since 2012, the Wellington City Council (WCC) has promoted education-based smokefree policies for playgrounds, sportsgrounds and other outdoor spaces.5,6