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Outline, using an example, how ‘building healthy public policy’ has been applied to the prevention of lung cancer. (3 marks)

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Building healthy public policy is one of the five Ottawa Charter action areas for health promotion.
This involves governments creating legislation and regulations that support health.
The action area focuses on making healthy choices easier through structural changes.
For example, plain packaging laws for cigarettes removed attractive branding and advertising.
These policies mandate health warnings covering most of the cigarette packet surface.
Government tobacco taxes make cigarettes more expensive, deterring purchase.
These policy measures have contributed to declining smoking rates and reduced lung cancer incidence.

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Building healthy public policy is one of the five Ottawa Charter action areas for health promotion.
This involves governments creating legislation and regulations that support health.
The action area focuses on making healthy choices easier through structural changes.
For example, plain packaging laws for cigarettes removed attractive branding and advertising.
These policies mandate health warnings covering most of the cigarette packet surface.
Government tobacco taxes make cigarettes more expensive, deterring purchase.
These policy measures have contributed to declining smoking rates and reduced lung cancer incidence.