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Failure to defend a successful state tobacco control program: Policy lessons from Florida

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  • Givel, M.S.
  • Glantz, S.A.

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Objectives. This investigation sought to define policy and political factors related to the undermining of Florida's successful Tobacco Pilot Program in 1999. Methods. Data were gathered from interviews with public health lobbyists, tobacco control advocates, and state officials; news reports; and public documents. Results. As a result of a recent legal settlement with Florida, the tobacco industry agreed to fund a youth anti- smoking pilot program. The program combined community-based interventions and advertisements. In less than 1 year, the teen smoking prevalence rate dropped from 23.3% to 20.9%. The program also enjoyed high public visibility and strong public support. Nevertheless, in 1999, the state legislature cut the program's funding from $70.5 million to $38.7 million, and the Bush administration dismantled the program's administrative structure. Voluntary health agencies failed to publicly hold specific legislators and the governor responsible for the cuts. Conclusions. The legislature and administration succeeded in dismantling this highly visible and successful tobacco control program because pro-health forces limited their activities to behind-the- scenes lobbying and were unwilling to confront the politicians who made these decisions in a public forum.

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  • Givel, M.S. & Glantz, S.A., 2000. "Failure to defend a successful state tobacco control program: Policy lessons from Florida," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 90(5), pages 762-767.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2000:90:5:762-767_5
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    1. Sullivan, Sarah & Glantz, Stanton, 2010. "The changing role of agriculture in tobacco control policymaking: A South Carolina case study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 71(8), pages 1527-1534, October.
    2. Bialous, Stella Aguinaga & Mandel, Lev L. & Glantz, Stanton A. Ph.D., 2006. "Avoiding “Truth”: Tobacco Industry Promotion of Life Skills Training," University of California at San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education qt2cd8t2jd, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC San Francisco.
    3. Regina Grazuleviciene & Asta Danileviciute & Ruta Nadisauskiene & Jone Vencloviene, 2009. "Maternal Smoking,GSTM1 and GSTT1 Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(3), pages 1-16, March.

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