Transcript Tobacco Free Ireland

Tobacco Free Ireland
Dr. Fenton Howell
National Tobacco Control Advisor
Dept. of Health, Health Service Executive, Institute of Public Health
Joining Forces in Health Promotion…………..Vilnius, Nov 2015
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Why tobacco ………………….?
For every person
who dies because
of smoking, at
least 30 people
live with a serious
smoking-related
illness. (CDC Fact
Sheet)
Tobacco Free Ireland
In Ireland a tobacco free society will
mean the achievement of a smoking
prevalence rate of less than 5% of
the Irish population by 2025
Children a priority
Key
themes
Denormalisation
……getting there………but still some way to!
• Smokefree workplace legislation 29th March
go!……….
2004, 1st country in the world
• Point of sale advertising ban (2009)
1st country in EU
• Smoke free cars – 1st Jan 2016
• Standardised Packaging- May 2016- Joint 1st
with UK in EU .
Daily smoking
prevalence 2015, 19%
………Development……………..Implementation……
.
Cross Party
political
support
WHO
MPOWER
EU
Legislation
Tobacco
Free
Ireland
Towards a
tobacco
free society,
2000
Healthy
Ireland
Framework
WHO FCTC
Public
support
NGO
community
Tobacco
and
Alcohol
Control
Unit, DOH
Health
Service
Executive
Health and
Wellbeing
….comprehensive, integrated, evidence based
Smoke-free
Retail
• Cars with children,
• Health & educational campuses
• Licensing, annual fee, on spot fines
• Ban mobile/vending sales units
Marketing
• Plain packaging
• EU TPD
Cessation
• Mass Media, Social Media, QUIT Team
• Train health prof in BI, MECC, NRT+
Fiscal
International
• Increase excise taxes
• Environmental levies
• WHO FCTC 5.3 & Illicit Trade Protocol
• EU Tobacco products Directive
Tobacco
Free
Ireland