The influence of public opinion on tobacco control policy-making in Georgia: Perspectives of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders

The influence of public opinion on tobacco control policy-making in Georgia: Perspectives of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders

Introduction Georgia has one of the highest smoking rates (36%) in Europe. This may be due partly to the fact that the present Georgian tobacco control regulations are weakly enforced. It is unclear if the authorities are aware that they would have majority public support for tighter enforcement of...

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Main Authors: George Bakhturidze, Nana Peikrishvili, Maurice Mittelmark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
Subjects:
Public health
tobacco control
Public policy
public opinion
policy-making
public participation
Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/The-influence-of-public-opinion-on-tobacco-control-policy-making-in-Georgia-Perspectives-of-governmental-and-non-governmental-stakeholders,61580,0,2.html

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