Smoke-free school policies in Europe: Challenges for the future

Michael Schreuders; Bas van den Putte; Anton E Kunst

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106130

Smoke-free school policies in Europe: Challenges for the future

Prev Med. 2020 Sep:138:106130. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106130. Epub 2020 May 18.

Authors

Michael Schreuders¹, Bas van den Putte², Anton E Kunst³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: schreuders@essb.eur.nl.
² Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 32439487
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106130

Abstract

Scholars commonly plea for the development and evaluation of new tobacco control interventions to further decrease smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke. We, in addition, emphasize there is still much that can be done to improve the impact of current tobacco control interventions. This commentary makes a specific case for improving the implementation of smoke-free school policies across Europe.

Keywords: Adolescents; Schools; Smoke-free policies; Smoking; Tobacco control.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Europe
Humans
Schools
Smoke-Free Policy*
Smoking Prevention
Tobacco Smoke Pollution*
Tobacco Use

Substances

Tobacco Smoke Pollution