title: No need for nanny.
abstract: The term "nanny state" is regularly used to attack health groups or governments, especially by interest groups bereft of arguments and journalists in search of a cliché. It has become a special favourite of tobacco companies and their supporters. In the present work we argue that the term should be retired in favour of genuine debate on substantive issues.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia, Health Research Campus, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia. m.daube@curtin.edu.au
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daube
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stafford
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bond
mesh_terms: D006078:Government Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D009626:Terminology as Topic