Feasibility and practicability studies of an evaluation index system for implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations of cities in China.

Lili Song,Jie Yang,Xiaowei Luo

doi:10.18332/tid/144244

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONThe aim of the study is to adjust and improve the feasibility and practicability of an evaluation index system, developed for the implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations, by applying it to analyze and compare the contents and implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations in eight legislative cities in China.METHODSIn regard to indicators of the established evaluation index system, data on tobacco control/smoke-free laws and regulations and their implementation in some legislative cities in China were collected, sorted, and compared, to examine and adjust the feasibility and practicality of the indicators.RESULTSThe evaluation index system for implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations of cities in China has been adjusted to include 5 first-level indicators, including: 1) Simple, clear and executable legislation; 2) Careful planning and sufficient resources for law enforcement; 3) Participation of civil society; 4) Communication; and 5) Monitoring and evaluation of the implementation and impact of laws. There were 27 second-level indicators, including management department, scope of smoke-free places, requirements for non-smoking places etc. There were 27 third-level indicators, including construction of law enforcement, coordination network, work of coordination agencies, staffing situation etc.CONCLUSIONSThe preliminary adjusted evaluation index system for the implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations of cities in China provides a reference and standardization for evaluating effectiveness of implementation of Chinese tobacco control laws and regulations.

Highlights

The aim of the study is to adjust and improve the feasibility and practicability of an evaluation index system, developed for the implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations, by applying it to analyze and compare the contents and implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations in eight legislative cities in China
Selection of research cites From the cities that have implemented tobacco control laws and regulations in China, taking their actual work situation of tobacco control legislation, law enforcement and publicity into consideration, eight cities were selected as the research sites: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Harbin, Hangzhou, Lanzhou, Qingdao, and Xining
The results show that none of the eight city law enforcement agencies has set up separate funds for tobacco control law enforcement, so it is impossible to calculate the investment in tobacco control law enforcement (Table 3)

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Introduction

The aim of the study is to adjust and improve the feasibility and practicability of an evaluation index system, developed for the implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations, by applying it to analyze and compare the contents and implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations in eight legislative cities in China. There is not a well-recognized evaluation system for the implementation of China’s smoke-free regulations, nor a selection standard of evaluation methods and indicators, and the monitoring and evaluation capabilities in tobacco control at city-level are still weak, resulting in that evaluation results are not comparable among cities. In 2019, Luo et al.[2] established an evaluation index system for the implementation of smoke-free laws and regulations of cities in China and assigned a weight to each indicator. There were 29 second-level indicators and 33 third-level indicators (Supplementary file)

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