title: Effective protection from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Poland: The World Health Organization perspective.
abstract: Tobacco is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the world today, killing approximately half of the people who use it. Several strategies have been proved to reduce tobacco use. However, more than 50 years after the health effects of smoking were scientifically proven, and more than 20 years after evidence confirmed the hazards from exposure to second-hand smoke, few countries have implemented effective and recognized strategies to control the tobacco epidemic. This paper summarizes the World Health Organization recommendations for effective protection from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke along with the existing tobacco control programs and legislation in force in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland. dkaleta@op.pl
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaleta
authors.forename: Kinga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Polańska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wojtysiak
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kozieł
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kwaśniewska
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miśkiewicz
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Drygas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution