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- Title
The contribution of Dutch municipalities to stimulate smoke-free outdoor sports clubs: a qualitative study.
- Authors
Smit, Rixt A; Rozema, Andrea D; Goor, Ien A M van de; Kunst, Anton E
- Abstract
Local governments may play a key role in making outdoor sports clubs smoke free. This study aims to assess the activities, motives, challenges and strategies of Dutch municipalities regarding stimulating outdoor sports clubs to become smoke free. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 policy officers of different municipalities in the Netherlands. The included municipalities varied in terms of region, population size and degree of urbanization. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Municipalities stimulated sports clubs to become smoke free by providing information and support and, to a lesser extent, by using financial incentives. Motives of municipalities varied from facilitating a healthy living environment for youth, responding to denormalization of smoking and aligning with goals formulated in national prevention policy. Policy officers faced several challenges, including limited capacity and funds, a reluctance to interfere with sports clubs and little support within the municipal organization. These challenges were addressed by employing various strategies such as embedding smoke-free sports in a broader preventive policy, setting a good example by creating outdoor smoke-free areas around municipal buildings, and collaborating with stakeholders in the municipality to join forces in realizing smoke-free sports clubs. Municipalities demonstrated evident motivation to contribute to a smoke-free sports environment. Currently, most municipalities fulfil an informative and supportive role, while some municipalities still explore their role and position in relation to supporting sports clubs to become smoke free. Other municipalities have established, according to them, effective strategies.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; LOCAL government laws; SMOKING prevention; HEALTH policy; SPORTS facilities; RESEARCH methodology; SPORTS; INTERVIEWING; SMOKE; QUALITATIVE research; GOVERNMENT policy; RESEARCH funding; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CONTENT analysis; GOVERNMENT aid; THEMATIC analysis; TOBACCO; HEALTH promotion
- Publication
Health Promotion International, 2024, Vol 39, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0957-4824
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/heapro/daae011