Seven cities in our country start the urban project smokelessly

Seven cities in our country start the urban project smokelessly
The economic network Qingdao of China reports on June 23 (reporter Liu Cheng) Seven cities such as Shanghai, Wuxi, Changsha, Ningbo, Luoyang, Qingdao, Tangshan, held in Qingdao today " The city smokelessly " Unveiling ceremony of the project. Seven city say until government lead and masses propagate, build chapter, set up make, the intersection of society and the intersection of person who mobilize and measure, everybody participates to mobilize the whole society, really far away from tobacco.
" city smokelessly " Tobacco control item whether U.S.A. end silent auspicious the intersection of university and global chief, research institute of health, the previous American Center for Disease Prevention and Control director's outstanding good fortune is auspicious to do in the test in Pulan (Jeffrey P.Koplan) The doctor, get Bill and Gates foundation to support, the tobacco control item launched in China. It is reported, before the unveiling ceremony, the Vice Mayors of 7 cities have signed the letter of commitment, show that supports to accuse of cigarette activity firmly.
The tobacco is the second leading cause of the death in the world, accounts for 1/10 of adult's mortality (cause about 5 million deaths every year) worldwide . If the present mode of smoking continues, will cause about 10 million deaths by every year 2020. Half the number people smoking today, namely about 650 million people, will die from tobacco finally. At present, our country smoke crowd exceed 300 million, account for the whole world, smoke 1/3 of number; The number of people endangered by the tobacco smog is up to 540 million, among them the children under the age of 15 are 180 million; Nearly 1 million people die of disease due to smoke every year, smoking causes the mortality of disease to rank the top in world too.
China WHO " the tobacco controls the frame convention " the contracting party. " the convention " require contracting party take effective measure, prevent the public from keep in touch the tobacco smog. According to the requirement " preventing being exposed to the tobacco smog criterion " that the meeting of contracting party passes, since January of 2011, our country should totally forbid smoking in all indoor public places, indoor workplace, public means of transportation and other possible outdoor public places.
" city smokelessly " The goal of the project is: Through launch and implement a effective one, accusing of cigarette take action sustainable that shoulder the responsibility, make great efforts to reduce disease and death caused because the tobacco uses. The focal point of the project is: In teenagers and woman, the activity of preventing from smoking, promoting giving up smoking in adult and young people, and dispel the danger that the environmental tobacco smog causes.
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