Policy Analysis Paper : Protect Public Health from Smoking Dangers Policy

Abstract

Introduction As in other world countries, Tobacco smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in Jordan (WHO, 2011). Jordan has a series of smoking control policies that have been established since 1971. However, apparently there are many factors that prevent the actual implementation of smoking control policies in Jordan. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to review the smoking control policies applied in Jordan, to demonstrate the efforts that have been spent at the national and international level to enforce these policies; to discuss the major factors that prevents the actual implementation of the smoking control policies; to assess and analyze and protect public health from smoking dangers policy in Jordan in regard to administrative ease, cost and benefit, effectiveness, equity, legality and political acceptability. In addition, to find out recommended alternatives for the policy weaknesses, finally, to propose solutions that may enforce smoking control policies to protect Jordanian health from the risk of tobacco smoking.