Political climate and smoke-free laws in rural Kentucky communities.
Political climate and smoke-free laws in rural Kentucky communities.
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10.1177/1527154412456434
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2012-05
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Hahn EJ
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Rayens MK;York NL;Adkins SM;Kaufman EL;Hahn EJ
目的是确定与农村社区颁布无烟法律的政治意愿相关的因素。来自纵向干预研究基线评估的数据，该研究旨在促进肯塔基州农村社区的无烟政策；来自 29 个县的主要知情人 (n=144) 和民选官员 (n=83) 参加了跨部门电话访谈。在控制人口规模和县级吸烟率的情况下，以下因素预测了当选官员对未来 12 个月内通过当地无烟法的可能性的看法：1）当地卫生委员会的支持； 2）当地领导的支持； 3）无烟医院。成人吸烟率较低的社区更愿意接受无烟法律。农村健康倡导者可以通过教育卫生委员会成员和地方领导人并让他们参与其中，促进农村医院自愿采用无烟政策，以及投资于农村社区基于人口的有效循证烟草治疗方法，从而提高对无烟法律的政治准备度。
The purpose was to determine factors associated with rural communities’ political readiness to enact smoke-free laws. Data from baseline assessment of a longitudinal intervention study to promote smoke-free policy in rural Kentucky communities; key informants (n=144) and elected officials (n=83) from 29 counties participated in cross-sectional telephone interviews. Controlling for population size and county-level smoking rate, the following factors predicted elected officials’ perception of the likelihood of a local smoke-free law passing in the next 12 months: 1) support from the local board of health; 2) support from local leaders; and 3) smoke-free hospitals. Communities with lower adult smoking prevalence were more ready for smoke-free laws. Rural health advocates can increase political readiness for smoke-free laws by educating and engaging Board of Health members and local leaders, promoting the voluntary adoption of smoke-free policies in rural hospitals, and investing in effective population-based approaches to evidence-based tobacco treatment in rural communities.