Last modified: 2021-01-15
Abstract
This article provide empiric evidence about the problem of smoking that the Blitar Regency Government cannot seriously handle and especially at The Regional Secretariat of Blitar Regency, Indonesia. No smoking area was declared start with BNPB officials as passive smokers who died due to the influence of smoking in their work environment. Starting from the central government declaring no smoking area then the local government follow no smoking area policy. No smoking area policy requires placing no smoking area symbol, prohibiting employees for selling, using and buying cigarettes in no smoking area. This research uses descriptive qualitative research type with data collection techniques are observation, interviews, and documentation. Then, the data was processed descriptively to determine the implementation of the no-smoking area policy at the Regional Secretariat of Blitar Regency, Indonesia. The results showed that the staff at The Regional Secretariat of Blitar Regency still did not comply with the provisions regarding no smoking areas, The Regent of Blitar has not yet formed a non-smoking area enforcement unit, the guidance and supervision of the Blitar District Health Office has not been optimal, the driving factor for the implementation of smoke-free areas is the regional budget (APBD). The inhibiting factor for the implementation of smoking-free areas is the lack of monitoring and evaluation.
Keywords: Implementation; No smoking areas; Policy