WORKSHOP

TOBACCO AND HEALTH

Integrated policies for health promotion

Friday, September 13, 2013

BIBIONE, Italy

Savoy Beach Hotel, 51 Corso Europa

PROGETTO MATTONE INTERNAZIONALE

In Italy and in Europe, chronic diseases, which have in com-mon the following four major risk factors - smoking, drin-king, incorrect nutrition and physical inactivity - are re-sponsible for almost 86% of deaths, 77% of healthy life years lost and 75% of health care costs. The use of tobacco, which is completely predictable and preventable, still constitutes the most important risk factor for health. It is estimated that in Italy there are about 85,000 deaths per year due to tobacco consumption or to the consequences of passive smoking. In addition, smoking is among the most important causes of the increasing ine-qualities in health. According to ISTAT data (2012) the percentage of smokers in Italy, in the population aged 14 and over is 22.3% and Veneto Region smokers amount to 18.6%. “Passi” surveil-lance system refers that in 2012 almost 23.5% of the Vene-to Region population (27% men and 21% women) between 18 and 69 years are smokers vs. 26.8% at national level. To address the problem of tobacco use much has been done in Italy and in the Veneto Region on several fronts. The commitment at national level receives new impetus after the well-known Law Sirchia, and after the (2008) rati-fication of the FCTC-Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (Law no. 189/2012) through which the ban on the sale and supply of tobacco products was extended to mi-nors under 18 years and in the recent contribution to the Revision of the Proposal for a Directive on tobacco to pro-tect the health of citizens. To deal with a complex problem such as the use of tobac-co, we need a comprehensive approach, a combination of integrated and cross-sectoral policies and strategies, as well as strong alliances between those actors who can help to create smoke-free living environments , as proposed for example by Bibione Smoke-Free Beach initiative, in order to promote a culture free from smoking. This workshop, organized within the Project Mattone Inter-national aims at proposing a moment of analysis, discus-sion and debate on the consequences of the exposure to tobacco and its consumption and on the framework of regulatory and preventive measures currently foreseen at national, European and international level for an "integration of policies in favour of health."

Organising Secretariat

Progetto Mattone Internazionale

Azienda ULSS n° 10 Veneto Orientale

San Donà di Piave (Ve) Tel. 0421.1799805 Fax. 0421.1799804

email: progettomattoneinternazionale@ulss10.veneto.it Sito web: www.progettomattoneinternazionale.it

MORNING SESSION

Septemper 13, 2013

Moderator: G. Ruocco, Italian Ministry of Health

09.30 Welcome coffee and Registration

10.00 Wecome note

R. SERNAGIOTTO, Veneto Region

C. BRAMEZZA, LHU n. 10 Veneto Orientale

P.CODOGNOTTO, Major, Municipality of S.Michele al Tagliamento 10.30 Mattone Internazionale Project: objectives and planning D. RODORIGO, Ministry of Health 10.45 Italian national policies to fight tobacco addiction

D. GALEONE, Ministry of Health

11.15 Revision of the Proposal for a Directive on To- bacco 2012/0366 (COD)

K. BROMEN, DG SANCO

11.45 Health in all policies: a strategy for Health pro motion

E. ZIGLIO, WHO European Office for Investments on Health and Development

AFTERNOON SESSION

Septemper 13, 2013

Moderator: D. Galeone, Italian Ministry of Health

14.30 From safe to healthy holidays. Experience of the LHU (Local Health Unit) n. 10

D. ZANON , LHU n. 10 Veneto Orientale

15.00 Internation network INWAT – Women Network against Tobacco Smoke

M. E. TAMANG, LHU n. 15 Alta Padovana

15.30 Tobacco Free United: the contribution of HPH network to fight tobacco addiction

S. TASSO, Veneto Region

16.00 Smoke Free Partnership for the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).

F. BERTELETTI, Smoke Free Partnership 16.30 Questions and debate

16:45 Conclusions and evaluation

MORNING SESSION

Septemper 13, 2013

Moderator: D. Galeone, Italian Ministry of Health

12:15 Bibione - Smoke free beach: between innova tion and best practice

G. CARRER, Vice-Major San Michele al Taglia mento

12.45 Round Table session: Regional policies for the promotion of healthy lifestyles in the framework of tourism, environment and health. N. PANARELLO, A. BENASSI, F. RUSSO, Veneto Region 13.30 Lunch buffet