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15.4 Smoking bans in key public areas and environments
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Relevant news and research: Smoking bans in key public areas and environments

Cancer Council WA and ACOSH (2025). Cancer Council WA and ACOSH applaud move to make all WA prisons smoke-free. . Available from: https://cancerwa.asn.au/news/cancer-council-wa-and-acosh-applaud-move-to-make-all-wa-prisons-smoke-free/


Department of Justice (2025). WA prisons to go smoke-free under staged rollout. . Available from: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/announcements/wa-prisons-go-smoke-free-under-staged-rollout


Central Coast Local Health District (2025). Central Coast community unites to clear the air on smoking and vaping. . Available from: https://www.healthpromotion.com.au/central-coast-community-unites-to-clear-the-air-on-smoking-and-vaping/


Bi, M., Xie, L., Xi, Z. and Yang, J. (2025). The Current Situation of Subnational Legislation on Smoking Ban in Indoor Public Places, Indoor Workplaces, and Public Transport - China, 2024. China CDC Wkly, 22, 777-782. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40621201


Cofer, J., Srinivasan, K., Toliver, M., Varghese, S., Moreno, M. and Hawk, E. (2025). Tobacco Free Hiring at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC). J Occup Environ Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40643368


Costa-Font, J., Salmasi, L. and Zaccagni, S. (2025). More Than a Ban on Smoking? Behavioural Spillovers of Smoking Bans in the Workplace. Econ Hum Biol, 101512. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40695165


Karagiorgas, I. (2025). Greece passes law to jail people for selling alcohol or tobacco to children. euro.news. Available from:


Zhang, M. J., Wang, Q., Wu, Y. S., He, A. W. J., Luk, T. T., Wang, M. P., Lam, T. H., Lai, V., Tong, H. S. C. and Cheung, Y. T. D. (2025). Workplace second-hand smoke exposure and its association with respiratory symptoms: Findings from cross-sectional surveys 2015-2020. Public Health, 105812. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40582193


Olomofe, C. O., Mamudu, H., Durowade, K. A. and Olomofe, O. R. (2025). Tobacco use among blue-collar workers in Nigeria: a survey of construction artisans in Ekiti State. Pan Afr Med J, 70. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40485999


Thykjaer, C. (2025). Spain plans to extend smoking ban to bar and restaurant terraces. euronews. Available from: https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/05/29/spain-plans-to-extend-smoking-ban-to-bar-and-restaurant-terraces


Azagba, S., Ebling, T., Korkmaz, A., Jensen, J. K., Qeadan, F. and Hall, M. (2025). State Preemption Repeal: A Pathway to Broader Smoke-Free Indoor Air Policies in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40043961


Cancer Research UK and Action on Smoking and Health (2025). Space to breathe: Findings from a survey of smokefree policies and tobacco dependence treatment services in NHS mental health trusts in England, 2024. . Available from: https://ash.org.uk/uploads/Space-to-breathe-March-2025.pdf


Repace, J. L. (2025). The Impact of Secondhand Smoke on Pub Workers: A 2002 Consultation for the Irish Office of Tobacco Control. Tob Use Insights, 1179173X251319860. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40092425


Zhang, Y., Xu, Y., Wang, S., Zheng, J., Li, Q., Shi, X., Zeng, X., Liu, R., Wang, X., Wright, K., Kalbag, E., Meng, P., Huang, S., Zhou, J., Ruan, C., Xiao, L. and Luo, S. (2025). Evaluation of compliance with smoke-free regulations in a multi-ethnic city in Western China: a mixed-methods study. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40113249


Deressa, W., Hirpa, S., Argefa, T. G., Tefera, Y., Kassa, S. A., Kitonyo-Devotsu, R., Awuor, W., Zewdie, B. and Mdege, N. D. (2025). Compliance with smoke-free laws in hospitality venues in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional observational study in 10 cities. PLoS One, 2, e0319079. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39982895


Aslan, D., Unal, Y., Sutlu, S., Durusoy, R., Ucar, M. T., Arslan, E., Balci, E., Sizan, E., Beyza Puren Selcan, G., Atasoy, E., Duman, S., Karabey, S., Yaman Coskun, O., Saka, G., Arslan, H. N., Kulac Aksu, I., Varer Akpinar, C., Erkoyun, I. E., Kahraman, B., Isik, E., Gundogdu, I., Gunay, T., Ozkan Tanriverdi, M. N., Ozdel, M. N., Cetin, R. C., Kurcer, M. A., Kamaci, U., Yilmaz, M. F. and Baran Deniz, E. (2024). Hospitality Venues' Anti-tobacco Legislation Violation in 11 Different Cities in Turkiye. Thorac Res Pract, 1. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39660991


Zafar, M., Naz, S., Batool, R., Vancy, A., Khan, J. A. and Iqbal, R. (2024). Level of compliance to smoke-free laws by restaurants in Karachi: an observational study. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39632079


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