SUKHOTHAI : Nearly 10,000 families of Burley tobacco planters in Sukhothai have called on the Public Health Ministry to reconsider its plan to ban or phase out growing of two tobacco varieties. The ban on Burley and Oriental tobacco, in compliance with an international agreement on tobacco control, would leave only Virginia in the market, said Somnuek Yimpim, the headman of Thap Pueng subdistrict. Ream more »
The public want to see smoking in cars banned and organ donation and school sport improved, a survey suggests. A report published by the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) found that these were the key topic people said they wanted to see the government prioritise. It also showed around 8 out of 10 people think food and alcohol labelling should be clearer. Ream more »
Working as a lifeguard at a public park, it is important to enforce a smoke-free environment for an inviting atmosphere and the health of young children and adults. The issue is that too many people come to the beach expecting the right to smoke because they are outside. Not only is it hazardous to the lifeguard staff but it is extremely hazardous to the high amount of young children who are around playing on the beach. Ream more »
The push for an expansion of Springfield’s smoking ordinance may have lost some of its heat in the past two weeks, but groups on both sides of the debate say they’re interested in reviving the issue and searching for common ground.
The overtures made so far have been limited — mostly e-mails and phone calls to members of City Council — but Councilman Dan Chiles said he’s optimistic a compromise can be reached. Ream more »
The Mayor of Springfield wants you to butt out your smoking habits in public places like restaurants.
Today he and the organization “One Air Alliance” said they want the city smoke-free, and soon.
The mayor hopes to put the all-inclusive ban on council’s June 28th agenda.
“Missouri is the Show Me State. I think it’s time for Springfield to step forward and show all Missourians how we care for our health and well-being of all the people who live, work, and visit this community,” said Mayor Jim O’Neal as he and One Air Alliance delivered their plans to tighten the ban on those lighting up.
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A new ad campaign will help remind Wisconsin residents that the statewide smoking ban begins this summer.
Marathon County health leaders say less than half of the municipalities in the state have already passed smoking bans in their communities, so the transition will be a big change for Wisconsin smokers and business owners.
The smoking ban begins on July 5th across Wisconsin, which means all enclosed places of employment and public spaces will be required to become smoke free.
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A ban on smoking in public places in England led to a swift and significant drop in the number of heart attacks, saving the health service 8.4 million pounds ($13 million) in the first year, scientists said on Wednesday.
The findings of a large British study suggest that anti-smoking legislation has the potential to save millions of lives in both the short and longer term by reducing the amount of smoking and the exposure to second-hand smoke.
“These benefits are just a fraction of the total benefits of the legislation, because we looked only at the effect on heart attacks in the immediate period,” Anna Gilmore, director of the Bath University tobacco control research group, told reporters at a briefing.
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Accra, June 3, GNA – Members of Media Alliance in Tobacco Control (MATCO) in collaboration with the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health, has urged government to expedite action on the passage of the Tobacco Control Bill into law.
The bill seeks to ban tobacco advertisement as well as other activities that promote the use of tobacco in the country.
Speaking at a media briefing in Accra on Thursday, Mr Issah Ali, Chief Executive Officer of Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) and a member of MATCO stated that the country had failed to meet its obligation under the international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in the implementation of a comprehensive ban on tobacco promotion in 41 countries including Ghana.
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SEOUL — North Korea, facing international censure for its nuclear weapons programme and a deadly attack on a South Korean warship, on Monday staged a special event to warn about the dangers of smoking.
Speakers at a Pyongyang event marking World No-Tobacco Day stressed the increasing social concern over the practice, the official news agency reported.
The agency, in a separate report, noted that a non-smoking campaign has intensified, with smoking banned in theatres, cinemas, schools, hospitals, sidewalks and other public places.
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There has been much media coverage in both domestic and foreign outlets of a comprehensive smoking ban supposed to go into effect in China next year. With more than 300 million smokers nationwide and a deeply entrenched smoking culture, that seems a formidable challenge. Read more