title: [Health policies for tobacco control in Latin America and the Caribbean: an integrative review].
abstract: The habit of smoking is an increasing concern for governments, health authorities and society as a whole, as it is a legal drug, which is addictive and leads to serious damage to health. Cigarette smoking causes about 5.4 million deaths/year worldwide and is the second major risk factor for deaths. An attempt is made to identify how policies can contribute to the eradication of smoking in Latin America and the Caribbean. An integrative review was conducted at BIREME using LILACS, and 16 articles were selected using inclusion and exclusion criteria. The articles were compared and grouped according to similarity of content and divided into 4 groups: smoke-free spaces, Framework-Convention, local Brazilian policies and others. Little data about smoking in Latin America and the Caribbean is available, mainly with respect to the evaluation of policies deployed. Policies for smoke-free spaces were emphasized (5 articles), as well as the Framework-Convention on tobacco control (4 articles) and articles that portray Brazilian policies for tackling smoking (3 articles).
authors.forename: Luís Gustavo da Silva
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Fagundes
authors.forename: Marlene das Graças
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Evandro Monteiro de Sá
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Patrícia de Cássia Ruela
authors.initials: Pde C
authors.lastname: Palmiéri
authors.forename: Sinézio Inácio da
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Silva Júnior
mesh_terms: D017691:Caribbean Region; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D061845:Smoke-Free Policy; D000074606:Smoking Prevention