Tobacco
Use Survey
In
August of 2004, Trinidad & Tobago ratified the Framework
Convention on Tobacco Control. The framework Convention
calls for smoke-free environment in indoor public places,
indoor workplaces, public transport and other public places
as deemed appropriate.
In
support of this move, The Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO) embarked upon a smoke-free pilot Project in conjunction
with The North West Regional Health Authority, the University
of the West Indies, the National Parent -Teachers Association
and the Power Generation Company of Trinidad Tobago .
The project aims, firstly, to raise the awareness of the
harm caused by second-hand smoke and secondly, to emphasise
the need to promote written and enforced policy requiring
key sectors to become smoke-free.
In
this regard, The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Trinidad
& Tobago as the leader of the campaign sought the
cooperation of the University of the West Indies (UWI)
to fulfill one of the activities of the project, which
is to conduct and publicize the results of public opinion
polls on a smoke free environment at the University of
the West Indies.
The
Health Service Unit of the St. Augustine Campus led the
initiative to collaborate with The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free
Trinidad & Tobago to conduct a survey on the UWI campus.
The objectives of the survey were outlined as follows;
