Environmental health

Some resources and information to support the Smokefree campaign in Medway.

On this website:

• guidance on the signs needed for smokefree premises;
• Medway Council's Environmental Health Service is responsible for enforcing the Smokefree legislation to protect people from the effects of second-hand smoke;
• the Banish Rubbish campaign has information about the correct disposal of cigarette ends and packaging - these are litter and if you are seen offending you risk a fixed penalty notice;
• the quit smoking page gives a step-by-step guide to quitting;
• find out more about health in Medway.
• Community Safety Partnership TV has advice about both the risk to health from smoking and the danger of fire.

On other websites:

Smokefree England (www.smokefreeengland.co.uk) is the national campaign providing information and guidance; the Health and Safety Executive (www.hse.gov.uk) provides information on many issues, including second-hand smoke; the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (www.roycastle.org) has information on lung cancer; the British Heart Foundation (www.bhf.org.uk) has information on heart disease; the Tobacco Control Resource Centre (www.tobacco-control.org) has information on medical problems associated with cigarette smoking and second-hand smoke and the impact of smoking on sexual, reproductive and child health.

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