Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service and other local agencies joined forces yesterday to launch the Luton Tobacco Control Partnership (LTCP).
The partnership aims to improve the health and quality of life for local adults and children and is encouraging comments on a draft five year strategy.
The strategy covers 2011-2015 and sets out measures to prevent peoplle taking up smoking, motivating and helping them to quit and protecting communities and families from the harm caused by tobacco.
Consultation on the draft strategy runs until 17th December 2011 and comments are welcome.
Tobacco is one of the most challenging public health issues it
causes around 246 deaths in Luton every year, impacts negatively on the local economy and contributes to social problems. It is estimated that 40, 278 people in Luton smoke: that's about 1 in 5.
In the last year, tobacco-related materials were linked to 111
local fires.
Community Safety Manager Terry Daniels joined the launch to represent the interests of BLFRS in discouraging cigarette-related fires.
Download a copy of the strategy and consultation questionnaire from
www.luton.nhs.uk or www.luton.gov.uk/LTCP
For more information or a draft copy of the strategy for comment,
contact Olena Sawal, Luton Tobacco Control Partnership Coordinator on 01582 532 056 or email olena.sawal@luton-pct.nhs.uk
Partnership members include the Council, NHS Luton, Luton Community Services, Bedfordshire Pre- School Learning Alliance,Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service, Luton and Dunstable Hospital Trust, Luton Drug and Alcohol Partnership,Integrated Youth Service, British Heart Foundation, Bedfordshire & Luton Education Business Partnership, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust(SEPT) and NHS Bedfordshire - Oral Health team.
The charity QUIT, which presented a lively and interactive session on tobacco facts at the launch, has now visited all secondary schools in Luton to highlight tobacco-related issues to young people.
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