Welcome to SmokeFree Liverpool
Since England's public places and workplaces went smokefree on July 1 2007, many people have asked if SmokeFree Liverpool still has a role.
The response is that despite the very welcome national legislation - there are still many issues associated with smoking and tobacco that need to be tackled.
The first is compliance with existing legislation: making sure that the regulations are fully understood and applied to all workplaces in the city.
Second is helping to direct those people who want to give up smoking to the excellent stop smoking services that exist in Liverpool.
Another is looking at ways to control the supply of illegal tobacco in the city. Large quantities of smuggled or counterfeit cigarettes are coming into Liverpool, with serious impact on health inequalities.
Children and young people are still at risk from secondhand smoke. While adults are protected in their workplaces, young people have no such protection. Exposure to secondhand smoke has serious medical consequences for this vulnerable group, and the SmokeFree Kids campaign has gathered strong support from doctors and other health professionals.
Overall, Liverpool still has huge health problems associated with smoking. The city has high rates of lung cancer and other diseases connected to smoking. While there has been a significant drop, there are still parts of Liverpool where more than 50% of adults smoke. This will continue to have huge significance for the NHS, and for the people of the city, for many years.
This is why SmokeFree Liverpool is working on a number of initiatives: and this website will show you what they are and how you can be actively involved.
