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SmokeLess New Zealand

SmokeLess New Zealand. Smokeless New Zealand supports the comprehensive tobacco control programme led by the Ministry of Health. Part of that programme involves support for smokefree homes.

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SmokeLess New Zealand

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  1. SmokeLess New Zealand • Smokeless New Zealand supports the comprehensive tobacco control programme led by the Ministry of Health. • Part of that programme involves support for smokefree homes. • This presentation given in 2004 shows how smokefree homes help protect young people from taking up smoking. 14 July 2004

  2. Smokefree homes are the key to reducing adolescent smoking,and reducing parental smoking Murray Laugesen Health New Zealand 14 July 2004

  3. Smoking parents, smoky home and smoking at year 10 are inter-related ASH year 10 survey 2003 14 July 2004

  4. The more parents who smoke, the more students with smoky homes ASH year 10 survey 2003 14 July 2004

  5. Regardless of parental smoking, a smokefree home protects adolescents from daily smoking Smokefree home, parents don’t smoke 5% smoke daily at year 10 Smoky home, parents don’t smoke  19% smoke daily at year 10 _______________________________________________________ Smokefree home, one parent smokes  12% smoke daily at year 10 Smoky home, one parent smokes  19% smoke daily at year 10 _______________________________________________________ Smokefree home, both parents smoke  21% smoke daily at year 10 Smoky home, both parents smoke  32% smoke daily at year 10 14 July 2004

  6. Regardless of parental smoking, a smokefree home protects adolescents from daily smoking ASH Year 10 survey 2003 14 July 2004

  7. Smokefree homes campaign Smoke-free homes: • Will help smokers quit and cut down Richards D, et al. N Z Med J. 2003 May 2;116(1173):U417. • Protect family from SHS • avoiding 15% excess mortality risk from heart disease, stroke Hill, Blakely, Woodward BMJ 2004 • Are closely associated with adolescents not starting ASHNZ surveys 200-2003 14 July 2004

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