ReviewTobacco control2007
"Accommodating" smoke-free policies: tobacco industry's Courtesy of Choice programme in Latin America.
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- Israel is failing to protect its citizens from secondhand smoke: underestimating public support.Israel journal of health policy research · 2013Article
- Protecting the world from secondhand tobacco smoke exposure: where do we stand and where do we go from here?Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2013Review
- Attitudes of women from five European countries regarding tobacco control policies.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2013Article
- Smokefree policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: making progress.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2012Review
- Tribal casinos in California: the last vestige of indoor smoking.BMC public health · 2012Article
- Socioeconomic patterning in tobacco use in Argentina, 2005.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2011Article
- Strong advocacy led to successful implementation of smokefree Mexico City.Tobacco control · 2011Article
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- Policy support, norms, and secondhand smoke exposure before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free law in Mexico city.American journal of public health · 2010Article
- Local smoke-free policy development in Santa Fe, Argentina.Tobacco control · 2010Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo understand the implementation and effects of the Courtesy of Choice programme designed to "accommodate" smokers as an alternative to smoke-free policies developed by Philip Morris International (PMI) and supported by RJ Reynolds (RJR) and British American Tobacco (BAT) since the mid-1990s in Latin America.
methodsAnalysis of internal tobacco industry documents, BAT "social reports", news reports and tobacco control legislation.
resultsSince the mid-1990s, PMI, BAT and RJR promoted Accommodation Programs to maintain the social acceptability of smoking. As in other parts of the world, multinational tobacco companies partnered with third party allies from the hospitality industry in Latin America. The campaign was extended from the hospitality industry (bars, restaurants and hotels) to other venues such as workplaces and airport lounges. A local public relations agency, as well as a network of engineers and other experts in ventilation systems, was hired to promote the tobacco industry's programme. The most important outcome of these campaigns in several countries was the prevention of meaningful smoke-free policies, both in public places and in workplaces.
conclusionsCourtesy of Choice remains an effective public relations campaign to undermine smoke-free policies in Latin America. The tobacco companies' accommodation campaign undermines the implementation of measures to protect people from second-hand smoke called for by the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, perpetuating the exposure to tobacco smoke in indoor enclosed environments.
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