Coronary heart disease and stroke.

  • Great Britain. Department of Health.
Date:
[1993]
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Coronary heart disease and stroke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    proportion of public places covered by effective no-smoking policies (the national target is for 80% of public places by 1994); percentage of schools with no-smoking policies; local targets concerned with preventing illegal sales of tobacco products to under 16s. responsibilities of NHS bodies and alliance members; the timetable for action, including target dates for progress with particular commitments; issues of joint resourcing; monitoring arrangements, including reports on progress. provide information regarding the health effects of smoking and methods of cessation; assess the risk profile of individual patients; assess local interventions for reducing smoking prevalence; build alliances, for example with local authorities, LEAs, employers, local voluntary organisations, media and cancer specialists; use research findings in order to develop health promotion programmes and interventions that are appropriate for the target group; consider local targets; set a local strategy. 29 CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND STROKE