[Headlines Only] [Top Stories Only]
Categories
· Smokefree Policies
non-USA, by Country
· Malta

Smoke free environments urged 

Jump to full article: Malta Independent (mt), 2007-06-02

Intro:

In a European Union report about attitudes towards tobacco, published in 2007 both positive and negative outcomes resulted. The positive aspect that was reported was that four out of five Europeans believed that passive smoking could cause health problems.

The need for the Maltese population to adopt a non-smoking policy within the home and car environment was still high. This was because 23 per cent of non-smokers were exposed to tobacco smoke in the home while 16 per cent of children were exposed to tobacco in a car environment.

Jump to full article »