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Smoke-free Haringey rewards local business for stamping out smoking

 

Smoke-free Haringey is launching on No Smoking Day 2006 to help local businesses go smoke-free before the Government's summer 2007 deadline, and to celebrate those that do with a Smoke-free Haringey Award.

As part of the launch on No Smoking Day, Wednesday 8th March, Smoke-free Haringey will be presenting the first Smoke-free Haringey Award to The Boom Bar in Crouch End. The local restaurant went smoke-free in December 2005. The Awards are open to all businesses in Haringey that have gone or go smoke-free.

Smoke-free Haringey is a joint project between Haringey TPCT and Haringey Council, working to help local businesses become smoke-free environments and offer support to staff to stop smoking. Free advice and support on drafting and implementing no smoking policies will be provided to all businesses across the borough, encouraging Haringey employers and business owners to work ahead of the Government's deadline.

"The positive impact that smoke-free environments will have on improving people's health in Haringey is huge," said Richard Sumray, Chair of Haringey TPCT. "The dangers of passive smoking have long been common knowledge and hopefully these awards will encourage businesses to move towards becoming smoke-free sooner than the Government deadline. As well as improving the environment for customers and clients, employers will be making a commitment to improve the health of their employees. For that we want to reward them."

"Going smoke-free is a great way that businesses in Haringey can work with us to make a real difference to the health of their staff and their customers," added Cllr Kate Wynne, Haringey Council Executive member for Social Services and Health. "Everyone has the right to breathe clean air, so it makes sense for businesses to go for the healthy option now. Haringey Council aims to put people first, and that means a healthy environment for all. I hope that as many businesses as possible will join with us."

"Our service has already been involved with the development and implementation of a number of smoke-free policies, and we want to extend that experience to all businesses in Haringey," said Elisa Thompson, Service Manager of Enfield & Haringey Quit Smoking Service. "As part of that, we also want to make sure that employees across the borough are properly supported, if they decide to stop smoking as a result of their work place going smoke-free."

The Smoke-free Haringey Awards are available to any business with premises in Haringey, which are smoke-free indoors and have a smoke-free policy. Business owners can apply online at www.quitsmoking.uk.com or can email smokefreeharingey@quitsmoking.uk.com for further information.

 

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