Housing and Community Safety Select Committee 7 June 2012 Review of Tobacco Control.
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Transcript of Housing and Community Safety Select Committee 7 June 2012 Review of Tobacco Control.
Background: smoking
• Smoking is the single biggest preventable cause of premature death in Stockton– 18% of deaths in adults over 35 are a result of smoking
(approx. 290 deaths per yr in Stockton)
• Smoking accounts for over half of the difference in risk of premature death between social classes
• Smoking costs Stockton approx. £56 million each year
Smoking: Effects on health
• 28% of premature deaths in Stockton are smoking attributable (Approx. 291 each year)
• Smoking is associated with a range of diseases:– Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)– Respiratory diseases including Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) and asthma– Cancer
• Smoking in pregnancy – increases risk miscarriage, premature births and a range of other health outcomes
Smoking Prevalence in Stockton-on-Tees
• 19.6% of adults smoke (approx. 35,000 people)• Massive inequalities in smoking prevalence across
Stockton wards – strong correlation between smoking & deprivation– 48% smoking prevalence in Stockton town centre
• Young people:– no robust mechanisms for measuring prevalence– Stockton Social Norms Project: identified that approx.
15% of college students in sample smoked, with 38% taking up smoking at 14 years of age
Smoking prevalence continued…
• Pregnancy: 18.4% of pregnant mothers in Stockton were reported as smokers at time of delivery
• Mental health: High prevalence of smoking in those with mental health problems (70% in inpatient units)
• Prison & probation: High prevalence in those in prison and probation services (80% of prisoners)
Local Tobacco Control Approach
• Based on the 6 strands of tobacco control:– Build Stop Smoking Services and strengthen local
action– Reduce exposure to second-hand smoke– Support national education and media campaigns– Reduce tobacco promotion– Tobacco regulation– Reduce the availability and supply of tobacco products.
• FRESH North East – provide regional support & coordination
Some Achievements to date…• Year–on-year reduction in av. smoking prevalence• Stop smoking training – mandatory for all midwives• Tobacco control resources developed and delivered within
secondary schools as part of PSHE• 719 premises inspected (11/12), Majority complied with
smoke free legislation• 11 HMRC referrals relating to illicit tobacco & approx. 8,000
counterfeit cigarettes seized• 17 underage test purchases – 0 sales to under 18s• Year-on-year increases in smoking quitters
Future Development
• Strengthen tobacco control regulation & promotion– Plain standardised packaging– Second hand smoke in cars
• Preventing smoking uptake by young people • Strengthening stop smoking services
– Focus on smoking in pregnancy – Focus on vulnerable groups and reducing health
inequalities
• Public Health transition – transfer of responsibilities
Tobacco Control and Regulation in
Stockton-on-Tees
Dave Kitching
Trading Standards and Licensing Manager
Tobacco Control & Regulation
• Tobacco - a Stockton perspective
• What is tobacco and tobacco control?
• Regulation at point of sale
• Age restrictions and control
• Tobacco promotion
• Illicit tobacco
Tobacco Definition
A ‘tobacco product’ is defined as consisting wholly or partly of tobacco and intended to be smoked, sniffed, sucked or chewed
Tobacco Control Definition
Planning and commissioning
Communication
Normalisingsmoke-free lifestyles
Making it easier to stop
smoking
Tackling illegal and underage
availabilityMonitoring,
evaluation and response
Multi-agency partnership
working
Planning and commissioning
Communication
Normalisingsmoke-free lifestyles
Making it easier to stop
smoking
Tackling illegal and underage
availabilityMonitoring,
evaluation and response
Multi-agency partnership
working
Age Restrictions & Controls
It has been illegal to sell to under 16’s since 1908
and under 18’s since 2007