Ontario’s New Tobacco Control Measures: Accomplishments, Snares and Snags /

Rob Schwartz Executive Director of OTRU and Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, with interests in research, evaluation and knowledge exchange. [...] June – October 2015 4 Public Health Units Algoma Public Health Lambton Public Health Toronto Public Health Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Methods: Street Intercept Survey 1,305 survey respondents (46% smokers) Questions included: Smoking behaviour at affected venues Exposure to SHS Awareness of outdoor smoking regulations Impact of outdoor smoking regulations Self-reported smokin [...] Education PHUs created supplemental education materials Local outreach campaign In-person education to municipal staff and/or bars and restaurants Enforcement Largely complaint-based Some proactive enforcement on restaurant and bar patios, park festivals/fairs Provided education when non-compliance observed Verbal and written warnings for repeat offenders Compliance: Playgrounds and [...] Public Support for New Measures CAMH Monitor Population representative cross sectional survey of adults 18+ in Ontario, 2015 Stratified by region 1005 participants on tobacco policy module CAMH Monitor Participants were asked for their support for various tobacco policies: Strongly agree/somewhat agree/somewhat disagree/strongly disagree These were collapsed to agree/disagree Flavours Qu [...] Non smokers: 91% Current smokers: 80% E-cigarette Free Spaces The use of electronic or e-cigarettes should be banned in settings currently covered by "smoke-free" legislation Non smokers: 90% Current smokers: 59% Smoke Free Spaces Non Smokers Near public building entrances.