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Regional priority goal III

Regional priority goal III. [Reducing respiratory disease and asthma by improving indoor and outdoor air quality]. Environmental Tobacco Smoke National smoke-free regulations. Total ban on smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces. Scotland: March 2006 Rest of UK: by summer 2007.

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Regional priority goal III

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  1. Regional priority goal III [Reducing respiratory disease and asthma by improving indoor and outdoor air quality]

  2. Environmental Tobacco Smoke National smoke-free regulations Total banon smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces Scotland: March 2006 Rest of UK: by summer 2007 June 2007 June 2005 June 2004 Total ban with the possibiliity of creaingspecial smoking rooms June 2007 Jan. 2004 Various exceptions for thehospitality sector March 2004 Jan. 2007 Jan. 2007 Jan. 2008 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 April 2005 Source: European Commission - DG SANCO

  3. Loss in life expectancy attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter – 2020 Every hour, at least one person dies of asthma in Western Europe.

  4. Outdoor air pollution costs us our children’s future • 350,000 people die each year in the EU from air pollution. • The financial burden of asthma in the EU amounts to nearly €17.7bn • We now know children living close to busy roads have an approximate 50% increased risk of experiencing respiratory illness, including asthma and reduced lung function over their lifetime.

  5. Indoor air pollution from kerosene stove in a school in Armenia

  6. Government Action Needed • Urgent measures have to be taken by Governments to switch clean energy sources • Provide access to these for the most vulnerable • Social support for families with children • Appropriate legislation on indoor air quality norms and enforcement in schools

  7. Priorities for 2009 • Tackle air pollution and climate change together - better public health for free

  8. Priorities for 2009 • Enforce the banning of smoking on public transport. • Ratify and enforce of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST

  9. Priorities for 2009 • Ensure a level of protection greater or equivalent to that of WHO International Ambient Air Quality Guidelines, • Our children have a basic right to clean air.

  10. Priorities for 2009 • Access to clean energies for the poor • Ban toxic substances from building products, furniture and consumer products.

  11. ……. • We all need to take our children’s health based on better respiratory health as a priority to Transport, Development and Energy Ministers.

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