Smoke-free coalition cohesiveness in rural tobacco-growing communities

Journal of Community Health
Karen M ButlerEllen J Hahn

Abstract

Promoting tobacco control policies in rural tobacco-growing communities presents unique challenges. The purpose of this study was to assess smoke-free coalition cohesiveness in rural communities and identify coalition members' perceived barriers or divisive issues that impede the development of smoke-free policies. A secondary aim was to evaluate differences in coalition cohesiveness between advocates in communities receiving stage-based, tailored policy advocacy assistance versus those without assistance. Tobacco control advocates from 40 rural Kentucky communities were interviewed by telephone during the final wave of a 5-year longitudinal study of community readiness for smoke-free policy. On average, five health advocates per county participated in the 45-min interview. Participants rated coalition cohesiveness as not at all cohesive, somewhat cohesive, or very cohesive, and answered one open-ended question about potentially divisive issues within their coalitions. The mean age of the 186 participants was 48.1 years (SD = 13.3). The sample was predominantly female (83.6%) and Caucasian (99.5%). Divisive concerns ranged from rights issues, member characteristics, type of law, and whether or not to allow certain exemptions. T...Continue Reading

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Sep 4, 2014·The Journal of Rural Health : Official Journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association·Ellen J HahnNancy York
Jan 19, 2018·American Journal of Public Health·J Travis DonahoeNancy L Fleischer

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