SMOKE-FREE LEGISLATION
In March 2006, the Smoking, Health & Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 prohibited smoking in virtually all enclosed public places with only a few exemptions. Further information about the legislation can be found on the Scottish Government website Clearing the Air.
Evaluation
NHS Health Scotland is coordinating a national evaluation of the impacts and outcomes associated with the legislation. The evaluation is being conducted by the Clean-air Legislation Evaluation (CLEAN) Collaboration, a collaboration involving over 50 government and academic researchers.
The evaluation was informed by An International Review of the Health & Economic Impacts of the Introduction of Restrictions on Smoking in Public Places.
The evaluation focuses on the following key outcome areas: knowledge & attitudes; smoking prevalence and tobacco consumption; tobacco-related morbidity and mortality; compliance; exposure to second-hand smoke; short and long-term health; socio-cultural change; economic impacts; and health inequalities. Full details of the evaluation framework are published in:
Haw S, Gruer L, Amos A et al. Legislation on Smoking in Enclosed Public Places: how will we evaluate its impact? Journal of Public Health 2006;38:24-30.
The main components of the evaluation are analyses of routine datasets and a series of specifically commissioned studies to address specific research questions.
Routine Datasets
- Health
- Behavioural
- Economic
Commissioned Research
- Changes in Child Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (CHETS)
- Adult Exposure Study (Health Education Population Study - HEPS)
- Bar workers Health and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure (BHETSE) Study
- Study of Public Place Intervention on Tobacco Exposure (STOPIT)
- International Tobacco Control (ITC) Scotland extension
- Qualitative Community Study
- Qualitative Bar Study
- Qualitative Study of Smoking in the Home
Other linked studies and papers
Other linked researchers
Dissemination
The findings from the evaluation are being disseminated through:
For further information about the national evaluation, please contact Sally Haw