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The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) is urging the public to respond to the Department of Health’s public consultation on tobacco control to ensure that a new generation of young people are protected from the current levels of death and disease caused by smoking.
Gerry McElwee, Head of Cancer Prevention at UCF said:
Smoking is the single major preventable cause of death, disease and inequalities in health - killing 2,300 people in Northern Ireland every year. Two-thirds of smokers start before they reach the age of 18 so if we want to give our children and young people a healthier future, we need to take strong, co-ordinated action now to eliminate smoking and build a healthier society.
“Some simple steps to help achieve that goal include putting cigarettes out of the sight and reach of children, removing displays of tobacco at the point of sale and stopping the sale of tobacco products from vending machines."
Danaan, Aoibheann, Michael, Eimear and Niamh support UCF’s call for a response to the public consultation on tobacco control. To protect the future health of children and young people in Northern Ireland, it is simply a matter of completing the postcard on UCF’s new smoking resource website – www.tobaccofreeni.net
UCF’s Vision for Tobacco Free Northern Ireland, presented to MLAs at Stormont in early 2008 has the aim of eliminating smoking related illness and deaths in Northern Ireland.
“We know there is strong public support for these measures and we would urge local people to respond to the consultation online by visiting our new website – www.tobaccofreeni.net. This new website has been specifically developed as a resource for smokers who want to quit and for those seeking information on creating a tobacco-free future. To protect the future health of our children and young people, it is simply a matter of completing the postcard on the website’s homepage.”
The consultation ends on Monday 8 September 2008.
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