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The Nature, Scope, and Development of the Global Tobacco Control Epistemic Community

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Mamudu, Hadii M., Gonzalez, MariaElena, Glantz, Stanton·2011·American Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.2105/ajph.2011.300303PMC PMC3207640
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Over the past 50 years, tobacco control has been transformed from a national to a global issue, becoming institutionalized in the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the first international public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of the WHO. The global tobacco control epistemic community, a worldwide network of professionals with a common interpretation of the science in tobacco use and control, has contributed to this transformation. We investigated the development, structure, and function of this community through interviews and archival documents. Professionals in the community are bound by values and consensual knowledge developed after years of contentious debates undergirded their activities. Although these professionals play multiple roles, they recognize that scientific evidence should inform advocacy and policy activities. Public health professionals should continue to strengthen the links between science and advocacy for policy while being vigilant against industry efforts to undermine the scientific evidence on tobacco use and control.

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  • Advocacy networks and epistemic communities have continuously improved the links between science and advocacy to advance tobacco control policy; the Uruguay case highlights how this network strengthened the links between trade and tobacco control to combat emerging pressures of trade on health.

    “Advocacy networks and epistemic communities have continuously improved the links between science and advocacy to advance tobacco control policy13149496; the Uruguay case highlights how this network strengthened the links between trade and tobacco control to combat emerging pressures of trade on health.”

    From Defending strong tobacco packaging and labelling regulations in Uruguay: transnational tobacco control network versus Philip Morris International (2018) · cites this paper as [13]

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  • The united front between local and international health organisations demonstrates the value of the transnational tobacco control network in combating tobacco industry interference and supporting FCTC implementation, especially in low-income and middle-income countries.

    “The united front between local and international health organisations demonstrates the value of the transnational tobacco control network in combating tobacco industry interference and supporting FCTC implementation,139495 especially in low-income and middle-income countries.192057”

    From Defending strong tobacco packaging and labelling regulations in Uruguay: transnational tobacco control network versus Philip Morris International (2018) · cites this paper as [13]

    The Implications for Public Health section says that the strength of global tobacco control lies in an alliance between the epistemic community and other actors, including in the face of tobacco-industry efforts to undermine its work. The Discussion links that community to the FCTC and its implementation guidelines. Our copy does not establish that this alliance is especially valuable in low- and middle-income countries, or specifically describe a united front of local and international health organisations. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • A transnational tobacco control network, which includes characteristics of epistemic communities, can influence policymakers as they act as scientific gatekeepers in the policymaking process.

    “This transnational network, which includes characteristics of epistemic communities can influence policymakers as they act as scientific gatekeepers in the policymaking process (Mamudu, Gonzalez, & Glantz, 2011).”

    From Advancing progressive health policy to reduce NCDs amidst international commercial opposition: Tobacco standardised packaging in Australia (2018) · cites this paper as Mamudu, Gonzalez, & Glantz, 2011

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Authors
Mamudu, H. M., Gonzalez, M., & Glantz, S.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
ORCID
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Published
2011-11
Volume
101
Issue
11
Pages
2044-2054
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/ajph.2011.300303
PMC
PMC3207640
OpenAlex
W2032135681
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8.23
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journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Digital Commons - East Tennessee State University (East Tennessee State University) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • East Tennessee State University
  • National Cancer Institute (R25CA113710, R01CA087472, CA 87472)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Public Health Policies and Education
Keywords
epistemic communities, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, World Health Organization, science-policy interface, advocacy, tobacco industry influence, scientific consensus, public health workforce
MeSH terms
Female, Humans, Male, Public Health Administration, Smoking, Nicotiana, Global Health, World Health Organization, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Industry, Tobacco Products

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