Although the tobacco control/health community recently commended the federal
Health Minister for her strong stand on the Grand Prix issue - ie not
weakening the federal Tobacco Act, there was a previous history of
complaints against the weak federal campaigns that didn't deal with the hard
core reality of the effect of tobacco on Canadian citizens and never dealt
with the tobacco industry's aggressive role in promoting to Canadian youth
and fighting effective legislation.

An example of a weak campaign - -  as much as I like Elvis Stoyko -  that
tobacco campaign was seen as fairly weak.  The one exception to the weaker
type of federal campaigns we often saw is the Heather Crowe campaign - the
Ottawa waitress who developed lung cancer after working in smoky
restaurants, never herself having been a smoker.  The campaign is strong and
doesn't mince words.  It is so successful it is being repeated.

The Non Smokers Rights Association in Toronto has at times led criticism of
other campaigns and could tell you more about them.
Lynn Greaves
Population and Public Health Services
Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region
M53 - 2110 Hamilton Street
Regina, SK  S4P 2E3   Canada
T (306) 766-7903     F (306) 766-7798
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> From:         Melanie Meardi[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Health Promotion on the Internet
> Sent:         October 9, 2003 12:14 AM
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> Does anyone know of any articles that criticize the nature of Health
> Canada's health promotion initiatives?  Something along the lines of
> only developing strategies that are "safe" and result in positive outcomes
> no matter what.  Only funding and addressing issues that the general
> population deems "acceptable".
> I have been searching and maybe I'm looking in the wrong places.
> Thanks,
> Melanie
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