[Health promotion in a workplace in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by taking into consideration acts prohibited tobacco smoking].
This study presents health promotion strategies in a workplace in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A workplace is a very important area for health promotion activities because of almost unlimited access to target group--adult group, especially good opportunity to access to men, who rather seldom going to a doctor. In 2004 Committee on Tobacco and Heath (SCOTH) classified environmental tobacco smoking (ETS) for category: "serious hazards for public health" after conducted study of harmful effects of ETS. In 2007 England becomes "free" from ETS, because of acts prohibited tobacco smoking in public places and in workplaces. In 26th of March 2006 Health Act in Scotland and in the second of April 2007 in Wales also prohibited smoking in public places. The aim of a new act was to protect health and prevention illness caused by exposition to ETS. So, there is prohibition for everyone: employees, clients, employers and guests in a whole company, in closed area and fundamental closed areas (according act). The act is also about previous areas intended for tobacco smoking. In 30th of April in 2007 Northern Ireland also prohibited smoking in public places. There are many profits for everyone, for example: protection people's health exposed to ETS, much slower development some serious illness, reduction of medical care cost and improvement of environment for community. If smokers decide to quit smoking or even reduce the number of smoking cigarettes per day, a population would be healthier.
Kurzepa-Hasan
Edyta
E
Zakład Edukacji, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu. ehasan@op.pl
Adamek
Renata
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Hasan
Kawa
K
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009660:Northern Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D017132:Workplace / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*