About Us
- What is Smoke Free Norfolk?
- Smoke Free Norfolk is a multi-agency alliance of representatives from the NHS, local authorities and the voluntary sector. Representatives include health promotion, environmental health, health improvement, trading standards, education, customs & excise and others.
- Smoke Free Norfolk is part of a wider national alliance network, which is organised and part-funded by the Department of Health.
- Smoke Free Norfolk meets regularly to exchange information and ideas and plan future activities in Norfolk.
- Smoke Free Norfolk has a local co-ordinator who is part of the Norfolk Public Health Network.
- What is Smoke Free Norfolk aiming to achieve?
- To inform the public and other agencies of issues surrounding smoking and health.
- To help reduce the number of people in Norfolk who smoke.
- To help prevent young people from starting to smoke.
- To help protect people of all ages from exposure to second-hand smoke.
- To encourage people who want to stop smoking to seek help from the NHS Stop Smoking Service in Norfolk (Cignificant).
- What does Smoke Free Norfolk do?
- Co-ordinates the annual No Smoking Day events in Norfolk each March.
- Works with NHS Trusts, local authorities, businesses and others to introduce smoke-free policies in workplaces and public places.
- Takes part in media campaigns to raise awareness of the impact of tobacco and smoking on people in Norfolk.
- Supports the enforcement of the ban on underage sales of tobacco products to children and measures to counter tobacco smuggling.
- Funds a small number of projects to promote smoke-free lifestyles among the more disadvantaged people in Norfolk.
- Provides information on smoking and health to health professionals, the public and the media.
- Ten reasons to make public places smoke free in Norfolk:
- Environmental tobacco smoke kills.
- Environmental tobacco smoke harms children.
- Employers have a duty to protect their staff.
- People have a right to a smoke-free atmosphere.
- Most people dislike environmental tobacco smoke.
- Smoking areas and ventilation don’t work.
- Voluntary self-regulation in pubs has failed.
- Children exposed to smoking role models are more likely to smoke.
- Smoking causes fires.
- Smoke-free policies help people to quit smoking.
- Based on Royal College of Physicians Report 2003.
Resources
Smoke Free Norfolk leaflets & information sheets. Contact SFN on 01603 307230.
Cignificant leaflets and materials: Contact Cignificant on 01603 776879.
National NHS Stop Smoking Resources: Contact NHS Smoking Helpline: 0800 169 0 169.
CIEH/ASH: Achieving Smoke Freedom Toolkit: Contact CIEH to download: www.cieh.org.uk
Minor Sales Major Consequences Information: Contact Trading Standards on 0844 800 8013.
Other Resources: Contact Health Information Team (Norwich) on 01603 307413 or King’s Lynn Resource Centre on 01553 816231.
How to contact Smoke Free Norfolk
Write to:
Clive Slater
Tobacco Control Advisor
NHS Norfolk
Old Chapel Way, Broadland Business Park
Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich
Norfolk, NR7 0WG
Tel: 01603 257022
Fax: 01603 257292