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SWOT analysis of Vaping
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Swot analysis of Policy of vaping
Melissa Remy
Strengths
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Strenghts
Strengths
• Increased public support for efforts to combat tobacco use
• A knowledgeable public workforce to enforce the policy
• Availability of resources will contribute to success
• An increase in the number of companies that prohibit sale of smokeless tobacco products
• Increased awareness on health risks of vaporized tobacco products
• Tobacco use is generally regarded as a serious public health issue. A total of 12 US states had banned e-cigarettes in public places (Jenssen & Boykan, 2019)
• There are efforts to raise tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21 years (Jenssen & Boykan, 2019)
• The policy will can get the backing of Tobacco 21 legislation and E-Cigarette Products Act 1997 (Jenssen & Boykan, 2019)
Weaknesses
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• Lack of coordination among various programs funding public
• Lack of consistency in messaging adverse health effects of tobacco
• Lack of people to champion for smokeless tobacco cessation
• Limited training on tobacco cessation strategies among public health workers
• Lack of funding that is specifically for tobacco control
Weakness
Weakness
Opportunities
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Opportunities
Opportunities
• Reduce health issues that are associated with vaporized tobacco products
• Reduce of vaporized tobacco products among young people
• Public health workers will contribute greatly to efforts to enforce the policy
• Media campaigns aims at combating use of smokeless tobacco (Jenssen & Boykan, 2019)
Threats
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• Lack of tobacco control laws branches in some regions
• Limited external forces and pressures to contribute to enforcement of the policy
• Competing interests of those against use of smokeless tobacco and those in support of use of these products
• Lack of unanimous support for the policy (Jenssen & Boykan, 2019)
References
Reference
Jenssen, B. P., & Boykan, R. (2019). Electronic Cigarettes and Youth in the United States: A Call to Action. Children, 6(2), 30. doi:10.3390/children6020030