Manchester’s Smokefree Homes scheme encourages you to make your home Smokefree and help avoid the health risks linked to smoking.
There is growing evidence that breathing in other people's smoke – second hand smoking – is a cause of some illnesses. It can, for example, result in asthma, heart disease and certain cancers in adults. But it is children and babies who are most at risk from second hand smoke.
You can register your home and enjoy the benefits of fresh air, healthier children and a cleaner home.
Once you have registered, we will send you some 'smokefree' items such as 'no smoking' signs and stickers to help you keep your home smokefree. You will also receive the smokefree home award certificate and be entered into a prize draw.
Manchester's Smoke Free Homes 12 months report: April ’04 – March ‘05
The aim of the Manchester Smoke Free Homes Scheme is to reduce the consequences of indoor smoking in Manchester households.
The objectives are to increase awareness of the dangers of second hand smoke (SHS), to reduce exposure to SHS, especially amongst pregnant women, babies and children, and to increase dissatisfaction with smoking behaviour, increasing the numbers of people setting quit dates.
Manchester's Smoke Free Homes
12 months report: April ’04 – March ‘05 |
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Give your baby a good start in life by getting the support you need to stop smoking. Stopping smoking during pregnancy and remaining smokefree will protect you and your children from the 4,000 chemicals in cigarettes.
Remaining smokefree can protect your children from the following:
- Cot death
- Coughing, wheezing and chest infections
- Asthma
- Behavioural problems
- Learning difficulties
- Middle ear infection
- Being one of the 50 children admitted to a UK hospital each day as a result of breathing second hand smoke
- Missing school through illness
If you are pregnant and wish to stop smoking you can contact your:
- midwife
- GP
- practice nurse
- health visitor
- SureStart worker
- Pharmacist
Or you can call the Manchester Stop Smoking Service on 205 5998.
Smoking and Pregnancy Report: April ’04 – March ‘05
The report is based on monitoring forms, relating to the report period April ’04 – March ’05, returned to the Manchester Stop Smoking Service by Specialist Stop Smoking Advisors and Stop Smoking Service trained intermediate advisors.
Smoking and Pregnancy Report:
April ’04 – March ‘05 |
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Sure Start Smoking and Pregnancy Report: April ’04 – March ‘05
Manchester Stop Smoking Service is part of Manchester Public Health Development Service. The Stop Smoking Service provides services for people wanting to stop smoking and training and resources for health professionals, and works on the wider tobacco control agenda, including Smoke Free Manchester.
The report is based on submissions from Manchester Sure Starts returned in response to an enquiry form sent out by the Manchester Stop Smoking Service in June 2005 and on monitoring forms, returned to the Service by all intermediate and specialist advisors, for pregnant women setting quit dates in the year April ’04 – March ’05.
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