Since 1987 the World Health Organization has recognized May 31st as a day to bring awareness around the world of the harmful effects of tobacco. This year the focus is on tobacco and cardiovascular diseases.
\nThe risks of using tobacco are well documented, however many people around the world are not fully aware of the dangers.\u00a0 There is a very strong link between tobacco use and heart disease, circulatory problems and stroke.
\nCoronary vascular diseases are one of the world\u2019s leading causes of death.\u00a0 Tobacco use is the second leading cause of these types of diseases, hypertension being the leading cause. With all of the knowledge we have about the harmful effects of tobacco use, there are still some who have not received the message and as a result, more than 7 million people die each year from the effects of tobacco.
\nA few of the initiatives that the World Health Organization is trying to implement to inform people about tobacco\u2019s harmful effects are:
\n\u2022\u00a0Increase public knowledge of the risks of smoking and second hand smoke
\n\u2022\u00a0Encourage healthcare providers to speak to their patients about the hazards of tobacco
\n\u2022\u00a0Encourage governmental\u00a0 support for educational programs
\n\u2022\u00a0Seek ways to promote smoke free zones in buildings and public spaces
\n\u2022\u00a0Increase taxes on tobacco products
\n\u2022\u00a0Make it more difficult to purchase tobacco products
\n\u2022\u00a0Ban tobacco advertising
\nIf you use tobacco products and would like to quit, speak to your provider. Flushing Hospital offers a tobacco cessation program\u00a0 to help you. Please call 718-206-8494 to learn more.<\/p>\n
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