21 May 2008

SMOKING/TOBACCO

Working with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities: A guide for Stop Smoking Service Managers (16th May 2008)
Smoking is the largest avoidable cause of death in England. As well as being individual tragedies, these deaths have a wider impact on the strength and cohesion of our communities. Stop Smoking Services play a key role in the overall tobacco control approach, along with measures like tackling contraband tobacco and working with young people. Like all public services, Stop Smoking services must be accessible to a diverse range of people. This document aims to support Stop Smoking Managers who are trying to make their services accessible to people from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities. This is particularly important because some BME communities have high levels of smoking, and are more likely to experience poor health.
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Excellence in Tobacco Control: 10 high impact changes to achieve tobacco control (16th May 2008)
This document aims to achieve a sustainable and integrated approach to tobacco control at a local level. It clearly sets out the required actions for those charged with delivering tobacco control locally, and clearly identifies to senior stakeholders the need for high-level strategic support to achieve this.
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