A Smokefree Future: New Approaches to Tobacco Cessation, Protection and Support
Date: Tuesday, 14th December 2010
Time: 10.40am – 3.15pm (including networking lunch)
Venue: The Commonwealth Club, London
Cost: £225 per place or £175 for two or more places
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“Smoking is one of the largest avoidable causes of premature mortality. Our public health strategy must do all that we can, which the evidence supports, to reduce smoking rates, especially amongst young people”.
- Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Secretary of State for Health, June 2010
The Context
Great strides have been made in reducing the number of people that wish to smoke and helping those that do, quit. Building on this success the previous Government launched, A Smokefree Future, which outlined new approaches and aims to reduce the number of smokers by 2020. Taking these proposals forward and outlining the next steps in reducing smoking rates will determine how and by what means the coalition Government will better protect the public’s health.
The Issues
Throughout the day delegates will have the chance to engage with the panel, investigating key issues such as:
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Assessing current challenges and next steps in smoking cessation
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Targeting and allocation of funding and resources: where will it do the most good?
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Role of local authorities and the NHS
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Deterring children and young people from cigarettes: role of availability and awareness
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Examining the methods used to help smokers quit and to stop relapses
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Smoking cessation among high-prevalence and hard-to-reach groups: what works?
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Increasing tobacco awareness and support for pregnant women and young mothers
Objectives and Outcomes
The morning of this Policy and Practice Briefing will provide delegates with a forum to review the continuing challenges of reducing smoking rates, examine the next steps in tobacco control and discuss the way ahead in achieving a smokefree future. Delegates will gain a comprehensive view of current issues and thinking.
The afternoon will be highly interactive, investigating successful local examples of tobacco control and support schemes and offering practical solutions to addressing the health challenges posed by cigarettes. Delegates will gain ideas and insights to take back to their organisations and roles.
Who should Attend?
Delegates will be invited from a wide range of stakeholders, including all tobacco control and cessation practitioners and professionals from local authorities and the NHS; central government departments and relevant bodies; representatives from the tobacco industry; academia; the voluntary sector; NGOs and community groups; and all those stakeholders that have an interest tobacco control.
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