scholarly journals Social networks as a public health tool - “Non-smoking bars and restaurants”

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Grujičić ◽  
S Mladenović Janković ◽  
D Matijević ◽  
G Tamburkovski ◽  
M Marković
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
The Media ◽  
Internet Portals ◽  
Second Hand Smoking

Abstract Issue/problem In Serbia, 34,7% of adults are smokers. Although Framework Convention of Tobacco Control was signed in 2005, there are measures still not applied. Implementation of the existing laws on tobacco control is inconsistent. Inadequate regulation is particularly related to catering objects - restaurants and cafes, which contributes to a general tolerance towards smoking. Although 84% of the population is aware of the harmful effects of second-hand smoking, complete smoking ban in restaurants and cafes is supported by only 19% and 14%, respectively. Description of the practice The initial idea was to identify smoke-free catering objects, as well as those that properly obey current laws. This led to creation of a Facebook page with a map of such objects in Belgrade. Another goal was to raise awareness about the effects of second-hand smoking and encourage people to articulate their needs, but also to emphasize the significance of this topic to the media and other relevant parties. Effects In two years, the page reached nearly 4000 organic followers. It is daily used for sharing news and study results and for discussing tobacco control related topics. Some posts reach up to twenty thousand Facebook users. The map includes over 100 strictly non-smoking catering locations. The page has been further publicized via popular internet portals, newspapers, TV channels, specialized magazines and foreign tourist guides. Lessons The page has revealed the suppressed need of the majority to express the intolerance to second-hand smoke. Even though most catering owners are hesitant to declare smoke-free areas, fearing a negative business impact, others see the page as a good promotion channel. The initiative has also been recognized by different parties with an idea of future joint action. Key messages Social networks are a powerful tool to broadcast public health initiatives and encourage people to take actions. Social media communities have potential to create a persistent influence on stakeholders to lobby for new regulations.

The contemporary self in tobacco control: exploring the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eluska Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Political Speeches

This chapter is set in the context of the introduction of an outright ban on smoking in the workplace in 2004, an initiative that is widely regarded by Irish politicians, public health and anti-smoking advocates as a story of success, despite ‘common sense’ commentaries at the time suggested that the ban would be too radical a proposal.Drawing on commentaries from broadsheet newspapers and political speeches from the time, this chapter analyses the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland as a successful exercise in ‘the conduct of conduct’ (Foucault, 1982) by exploring the types of conduct that were embraced and promoted in the context of the debates over the ban. Informed by the centrality of notions of rational, responsible and civilized selfhood in contemporary public health and health promotion discourses, the chapter reveals how notions of what came to be promoted as rational, responsible and civilized behaviours, and their flipside, irrational, irresponsible and uncivilized ones, were central to the exercise of power. It also reflects on how the regulation of smoking became interlinked with social and moral processes, and how some of these played a symbolic role in promoting boundaries between different social groups.

scholarly journals An exploration of rollover protective structures (ROPS) rebate program media coverage: strategies for implementation and sustainment

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela J. Tinc ◽  
Julie A. Sorensen ◽  
Lars Weinehall ◽  
Kristina Lindvall
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Media Advocacy ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
The Media ◽  
Agricultural Tractors ◽  
Protective Structures

Abstract Background Media advocacy plays an important role in public health initiatives, as it can provide vital information to target populations, policy makers, or other relevant stakeholders. Unfortunately, little is currently known about the use of media advocacy to promote occupational safety and health programs. This study explores media coverage related to the Rollover Protection Structure (ROPS) Rebate Programs, which were designed to encourage the use of rollover protection on agricultural tractors, thus reducing the risk of tractor overturn fatalities. The Program’s portrayal in the media, as well as the role that the media has played in implementing and sustaining these Programs. Methods Media articles pertaining to any of the state-based or National ROPS Rebate Programs and published between November 1, 2006 and October 31, 2018 were included for review. Discourse analysis was used to understand the messages portrayed by the media and how those messages shaped the outcomes of the ROPS Rebate Programs. Results During the study period, 212 unique articles were published about the ROPS Rebate Programs. While these articles all portrayed the ROPS Rebate Programs in a largely positive light, they were used at different stages, from pre-implementation through sustainment of the ROPS Rebate Programs, and to different extents. Conclusions Media articles have played an important role in implementing and sustaining the ROPS Rebate Programs. Based on the results of this study, more robust and continuous media coverage are important for the longevity and success of public health programs.

Prevalence of second-hand tobacco smoke in relation to smoke-free legislation in the European Union

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Schiavone ◽  
C Anderson ◽  
U Mons ◽  
V Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
European Union ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Control Policies ◽  
Tobacco Control Policies ◽  
Shs Exposure

Abstract Background Second-hand smoke (SHS) is still an important public health problem. With joining the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), all parties acknowledged the health risks of SHS and agreed to implement policies to protect their populations from SHS in public places. The aim of this study was to explore the SHS exposure in restaurants and bars as well as its associations with smoke-free legislation in the European Union. Methods Data of Eurobarometer surveys 2014 and 2017 were used to estimate prevalence of SHS exposure. We also extracted data on individual confounders such as smoking status, gender, sex, age and information on social economic status. Additionally, we collected data on country specific data on smoking regulations in restaurants and bars from the Tobacco Control Scale to analyse associations with SHS exposure using multilevel logistic regression. Smoking regulations were categorized into the following three categories: partial ban, comprehensive ban with minor exceptions, and complete ban. Results Preliminary results on the prevalence of SHS in restaurants showed a decrease from 11.8% (95% confidence intervals (CI) 11.2-12.5) in 2014 to 8.8% (95% CI 8.3-9.3) in 2017. The crude multilevel model controlling only for smoking prevalence resulted in an odds ratio of 0.39 (95% CI 0.19-0.77) for comprehensive ban with minor exceptions and 0.28 (95% CI 0.16-0.50) for complete ban versus partial ban. Odds ratios remained at significant levels when controlling for all available confounders. Conclusions Between 2014 and 2017, SHS exposure in restaurants decreased significantly. Furthermore, strong associations with smoking regulations were observed suggesting a high compliance. Many tobacco control policies have been introduced during the last years but several countries need to strengthen their smoke-free tobacco control policies to further reduce SHS exposure preventing death, disease and disability. Key messages SHS exposure remains a significant public health challenge. The implementation of effective measures could be strengthened through a convergence of tobacco control strategies and policies among European Union member states.

Overview

2013 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
The State ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Global Health Initiatives ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Hiv Aids

A critical ethnography of global health must attend to the granular ways in which interventions (multiple and fragmentary and tied to neoliberal principles and strategies) become part and parcel of public health landscapes and social relations in resource-poor settings. The chapter by Susan Reynolds Whyte, Michael Whyte, Lotte Meinert, and Jenipher Twebaze focuses on the micropolitics of HIV/AIDS care in Uganda—the ways in which social networks are produced, expanded, and cultivated in efforts to access health programs and the associated benefits they confer—and how the roles of the state and ideas of political belonging are being transformed by global health initiatives....

No smoke without fire: Public health, morality, and the civilized self

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-174
Author(s):  
Eluska Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Public Health Perspective ◽  
Collective Process ◽  
Second Hand Smoking

The implementation of the smoking ban in Ireland has been championed as one of the major achievements of public health policy. Studies on the smoking ban have predominantly been undertaken from a public health perspective and have pointed out the associated health benefits of the ban, especially in terms of the reduction of second-hand smoking. While the rationale for the smoking ban was founded on health and medical reasons, this paper contends that going beyond health concerns, a collective process which drew upon notions of progress, purity and order was central to the introduction and successful implementation of the smoking ban. The relevance of discourses around the “civilized self” in tobacco control is also discussed in the context of recent debates over the use and regulation of electronic cigarettes in public spaces.

Media advocacy for policy influence

2020 ◽  
pp. 340-347
Author(s):  
Simon Chapman ◽  
Becky Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Media Advocacy ◽  
Effective Media ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Health Initiatives

Many public health interventions are controversial or potentially controversial. The way the media handle such issues can strongly influence public and policy-maker attitudes towards them, and effective media advocacy can be a powerful way of taking forward public health initiatives. After reading this chapter, you should have a better understanding of: how the media deal with public health issues; how the framing of an issue influences whether and how it leads to changes in policy; what you can do when a public health issue is framed in an adverse or harmful way.

scholarly journals Archetypal Dominant in the Ukrainian Sector of Social Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Tatyana Khraban
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Interpretive Analysis ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Media ◽  
Insight Into

The aim of the article is to analyze which archetypes are dominant in the personality, activities, objectives, self-concept of users of the Ukrainian sector of social networks and project as a manifestation of users’ personal preferences and resonance in the posts on the social network Facebook. Materials and methods. Insight into phenomenon of identity has been carried out in the media-centered approach to understanding the personality. The essence of this approach based on psychoanalytic theory and extends to modern ideas about oneself and the people which a person encounters throughout his life. In this study the method of contextual and intuitive-logical interpretive analysis was used in order to identify the meanings of publications (aphorisms and quotations) based on personal experience and logical thinking. Content analysis was used to separate certain patterns into thematic groups, which made it possible to identify the dominant archetypes in publications. The posts (aphorisms and quotes) posted on the users’ pages in the Ukrainian sector of social networks (780 units) provided inputs for the study. Results and discussions. Since archetypes are characteristic characters and plot elements, often represent key roles in life-story narratives with familiar and consistent traits, archetypal figures have become prototypes for a universal role model. Quotes and aphorisms are very common incentives for discussion on social networks. Personal preferences in this area are enough indicative to provide a complete picture of the issues of concern. Conclusions. The most common archetypes in the Ukrainian sector of social networks are “Sage”, “Ruler”, “Innocent”, “Everyman”, “Wizard”. The share of these five archetypes is 73%. The fact that the share of the three archetypes “Sage”, “Innocent”, “Explorer” reaches 42%, indicates the prevalence of the strategy of individualism in social networks. The main characteristics of people using these three archetypes to build their identity are spiritual search, reflections on the world and their place in it, endless doubts about themselves, about the correctness/incorrectness of their choices, the desire to be a bright individual and to choose their own path. The full development of the personality and the realization individual’s intentions as an end in themselves become a prerogative. Taking into account these circumstances, as well as the fact that social networks users are united in communities of interest, we can conclude there is a tendency in the development of constructive individualism in social networks – individuals consciously unite into groups to achieve their own goals and organize their lives.

Media advocacy for policy influence

2013 ◽  
pp. 302-307
Author(s):  
Simon Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Media Advocacy ◽  
Effective Media ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Health Initiatives ◽  
The Way

Many public health interventions are controversial or potentially controversial. The way the media handle such issues can strongly influence public and policy maker attitudes towards them and effective media advocacy can be a powerful way of taking forward public health initiatives. After reading this chapter you should have a better understanding of how the media deal with public health issues, how the way in which an issue is framed influences whether and how it leads to changes in policy, and what you can do when a public health issue is framed in an adverse or harmful way.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of the Physical Activity, Nutrition and Health Behaviour in Physical Education Students: Gender Differences

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 676-687
Author(s):  
Popović Jasna ◽  
Popović Miloš ◽  
Popović Ružena
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Good Nutrition

A question that has interested physical activity researches in recent years is whether involvement in Physical Activity (PA) is associated with the adoption of other health behaviours, such as good nutrition and no smoking. In this pilot study was implemented the complex Diet Questionnaire, on PA, Health, Nutrition, within the  group of the healthy adults, specifically selected students of the Faculty of Sport and PE (in Total 74 respondents). Applied Q contains 7 segments (23 items) dealing with: Medical and Social status, Body mass, and Body High, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Life Style. Study results are presented as comparative analysis of gender differences. Applied variables within (1–7) segments have non parametric properties. The proposed health outcomes suggest that considerable public health benefits could be achieved through PA. The identification of PA patterns is important if any effort to plan public health initiatives in this field.

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