Costa Rica’s implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominance
Objective. To analyze the passage of Costa Rica’s 2012 tobacco control law. Materials and methods. Review of legislation, newspaper articles, and key informant interviews. Results. Tobacco control advocates, in close collaboration with international health groups, recruited national, regional and in...
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2016-01-01
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| author | Eric Crosbie Patricia Sosa Stanton A Glantz |
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| description | Objective. To analyze the passage of Costa Rica’s 2012 tobacco control law. Materials and methods. Review of legislation, newspaper articles, and key informant interviews. Results. Tobacco control advocates, in close collaboration with international health groups, recruited national, regional and international experts to testify in the Legislative Assembly, implemented grassroots advocacy campaigns, and generated media coverage to enact strong legislation in March 2012 consistent with the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, despite tobacco industry lobbying efforts that for decades blocked effective tobacco control legislation. Conclusion. Costa Rica’s experience illustrates how with resources, good strategic planning, ag- gressive tactics and perseverance tobacco control advocates can overcome tobacco industry opposition in the Legislative Assembly and Executive Branch. This determined approach has positioned Costa Rica to become a regional leader in tobacco control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3bc9b21034442eda21c83f8e94f1c4a2022-12-22T00:04:18ZengInstituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaSalud Pública de México0036-36341606-79162016-01-01581627016118Costa Rica’s implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominanceEric Crosbie0Patricia Sosa1Stanton A Glantz2Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California San Francisco. San Francisco, CA; Department of Politics, University of California Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz, CA.International Advocacy Center, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Washington, DC.Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.Objective. To analyze the passage of Costa Rica’s 2012 tobacco control law. Materials and methods. Review of legislation, newspaper articles, and key informant interviews. Results. Tobacco control advocates, in close collaboration with international health groups, recruited national, regional and international experts to testify in the Legislative Assembly, implemented grassroots advocacy campaigns, and generated media coverage to enact strong legislation in March 2012 consistent with the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, despite tobacco industry lobbying efforts that for decades blocked effective tobacco control legislation. Conclusion. Costa Rica’s experience illustrates how with resources, good strategic planning, ag- gressive tactics and perseverance tobacco control advocates can overcome tobacco industry opposition in the Legislative Assembly and Executive Branch. This determined approach has positioned Costa Rica to become a regional leader in tobacco control.http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7669Latin Americapublic health lawtobacco smoke pollutiontobacco industrypublic policytobacco control campaigns |
| spellingShingle | Eric Crosbie Patricia Sosa Stanton A Glantz Costa Rica’s implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominance Salud Pública de México Latin America public health law tobacco smoke pollution tobacco industry public policy tobacco control campaigns |
| title | Costa Rica’s implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominance |
| title_full | Costa Rica’s implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominance |
| title_fullStr | Costa Rica’s implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Costa Rica’s implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominance |
| title_short | Costa Rica’s implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominance |
| title_sort | costa rica s implementation of the framework convention on tobacco control overcoming decades of industry dominance |
| topic | Latin America public health law tobacco smoke pollution tobacco industry public policy tobacco control campaigns |
| url | http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7669 |
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