Smoke-free Bristol is an initiative of the Bristol Partnership
Smoke-Free Bristol Charter
We recognise that smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in Bristol and across the United Kingdom.
We recognise that most smokers become smokers before they become adults, and that many begin before their thirteenth birthdays. The future health of our children depends on ensuring that they do not become smokers.
We also recognise that progress to tackle health inequalities and increase the life expectancy of poorer and more vulnerable people in our community depends on action to cut the number of smokers and reduce the harm that smoking causes to them and to others.
We cannot tolerate the terrible toll of death, illness and misery that smoking causes to the people of Bristol. We promise to do all we can to bring it to an end.
We, The Bristol Partnership, are therefore determined
- To reduce smoking prevalence in our area
- To educate and inform local people about the dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke
- To encourage and support smokers who want to give up, and to promote local support to stop services
- To protect non-smokers from the damaging effects of secondhand smoke
- To support the enforcement of the law on advertising and the sale of tobacco products to minors
We believe that protecting and improving the health and safety of local people is a top priority for the Partnership. We must work together taking determined action to protect the public from the damage caused by smoking.
We commit ourselves to working towards becoming a smokefree city.