Format
Scientific article
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Uang, R., Crosbie, E., & Glantz, S. (2017). Smokefree implementation in Colombia: Monitoring, outside funding, and business support. Salud Pública de México, 59(2), 128-136. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.21149/7884
Original Language

English

Country
Mexico
Keywords
smokefree
tobacco
Colombia
implementation

Smoke-free Implementation in Colombia: Monitoring, Outside Funding and Business Support

Objective: To analyze successful national smoke-free policy implementation in Colombia, a middle income country.

Materials and methods: Key informants at the national and local levels were interviewed and news sources and government ministry resolutions were reviewed.

Results: Colombia’s Ministry of Health coordinated local implementation practices, which were strongest in larger cities with supportive leadership. Nongovernmental organizations provided technical assistance and highlighted noncompliance. Organizations outside Colombia funded some of these efforts. The bar owners’ association provided concerted education campaigns. Tobacco interests did not openly challenge implementation.

Conclusions: Health organization monitoring, external funding, and hospitality industry support contributed to effective implementation, and could be cultivated in other low and middle income countries.

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