The role of the public in water fluoridation: public health champions or anti-fluoridation freedom fighters?

Hastings, Gerard; Hughes, Karen; Lawther, Steven; Lowry, Ray

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4809537

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“…Although, according to regular, rigorously-conducted public opinion surveys, public support for water fluoridation remains high, evidence is now emerging on how the public feels about the role they might be ascribed in the implementation of water fluoridation. 4 More needs to be understood about what the public knows, understands and feels about water fluoridation; the role, if any, they want and feel able to play in decision making about its implementation and the information and other needs they have to discharge this role. Before a greater public involvement in the decision-making process is enshrined in public policy, it is important to discover the public's own view of its role.…”

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How much do the general public want to be involved in decisions on implementing water fluoridation?

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Thompson²,

Lowry³

2000

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How much do the general public want to be involved in decisions on implementing water fluoridation?

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2000

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“…Hastings et al, 1998). Similarly, smokefree legislation gives smokers a 'shove' towards quitting and a legitimate, face-saving reason to quit.…”

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Some reasonable but uncomfortable questions about social marketing

Spotswood

French²,

Tapp

et al. 2012

Journal of Social Marketing

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the scope of social marketing by re-examining some of its core concepts: the balance between the "wants" of individuals with the "needs" of society; the nature of exchange; the inclusion of techniques not explicitly considered part of the panoply of marketing; techniques available to social marketing, such as "nudge" style techniques, regulation or behavioural conditioning; the view that behaviour change must be its definitive goal; the ethical and political dimensions of social marketing; and the definition of social marketing. Design/methodology/approach - The authors pose seven questions based on these concepts which they debate. Findings - The authors conclude that a more inclusive view of what constitutes social marketing is required: one that avoids absolutism or defining the field in terms of the tactics it employs. The paper calls for a set of ethical codes which would enable social marketers to better defend approaches that deploy more implicit and strongly persuasive techniques common in the commercial world but unacknowledged in social marketing. Originality/value - The paper questions some of the settled views of the field, such as the focus on "behaviour change" and the notion of "exchange" and "voluntary" behaviour change. The paper debates the ethical implications of using "invisible" or coercive techniques, and the nature of customer-centricity. The paper also debates the politics of social marketing and encourages debate about interventions which go beyond rational exchange

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“…Some qualitative research has focused on the general public. 7,8 For example, a qualitative study involving 68 focus groups in 16 countries looked at European citizens' views on water fluoridation. 7 The authors reported that the majority of participants were against water fluoridation, with the exception of countries where citizens had not experienced adverse effects of water fluoridation.…”

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Qualitative investigation of the reasons behind opposition to water fluoridation in regional NSW, Australia

Knox

Garner

Dyason

et al. 2017

Public Health Research Pr

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Objectives: To investigate reasons behind strong opposition to water fluoridation in regional New South Wales, Australia, and to make recommendations to improve community engagement.Importance: Few studies have used qualitative methodologies to understand the reasons for strong antifluoridation views. An understanding of these reasons could be useful when designing public campaigns to combat the strong antifluoridation message. Methods:The qualitative study used semistructured interviewing and thematic analysis. Ten participants were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling methods until data saturation was reached. Thematic analysis and graphical representation of themes assisted in analysing the data for logical connections and relationships.

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The role of the public in water fluoridation: public health champions or anti-fluoridation freedom fighters?

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How much do the general public want to be involved in decisions on implementing water fluoridation?

How much do the general public want to be involved in decisions on implementing water fluoridation?

Some reasonable but uncomfortable questions about social marketing

Qualitative investigation of the reasons behind opposition to water fluoridation in regional NSW, Australia

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