A mapping exercise was carried out to develop an understanding of the scope and range of current activities taking place across Europe relevant to this action. This will involve identifying and engaging with programme and project leaders of potential partners.

 

ACTION SYNOPSIS:

Working with communities to achieve tobacco control

With development funding from SmokeFree Liverpool, this action aims to build a network of European partners who will work together to address priority tobacco control issues. The initial stages of the activity will focus on young people aged 16 to 21 years old and children aged up to 5 years old. The project will aim to reduce the exposure of both groups to second-hand smoke and reduce smoking prevalence – and the take up of smoking - amongst 16 to 21 year olds.

A series of themes will shape the project’s agenda and activities. These will relate to:

·       Adopting a “settings” approach to tobacco control – key settings will include homes, community centres, youth clubs, post-school education and training environments and prisons.

·         Developing local partnerships and working with communities to achieve tobacco control.

·       Identifying innovative approaches and good practice – this will include methods of analysis, types of actions, evaluation tools.

·      Disseminating the project’s knowledge and influencing local, national and EU tobacco control agendas and policies.

The action held its inaugural meeting on May 23, 2006 in Brussels.