Chinanews client, Beijing, September 1 (Reporter Zhang Ni) "At present, with the joint efforts of all parties, the population protected by comprehensive smoke-free legislation has reached 14% of the national population." Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Xiao Lin, deputy director of the Tobacco Control Office, revealed in Beijing on the 1st.

She expressed the hope that more provinces and cities will introduce comprehensive smoke-free regulations to protect people from the harm of tobacco smoke.

Data map: Two children are watching the no-smoking theme painting.

Zhang Yuanshe

　　On the 1st, Xintan Health Development Research Center held an information exchange meeting on "Promoting Tobacco Control Legislation and Practicing Healthy China" in Beijing. Many experts in the field of tobacco control attended the meeting.

　　Xiao Lin introduced at the meeting that a large amount of scientific evidence shows that second-hand smoke can cause illness and even death of non-smokers.

Technical measures such as ventilation, air filtration, and designated smoking areas have been repeatedly proven not to prevent exposure to tobacco smoke.

Therefore, the implementation of comprehensive smoke-free regulations is of great significance to protecting people's health.

　　Xiao Lin emphasized that a comprehensive smoke-free law should have two elements. One is to make it clear that indoor public places, workplaces, and public transportation are smoke-free; the other is that the law enforcement body is clear, and there are penalties such as fines for violations of individuals or places.

　　The "Healthy China Action (2019-2030)" puts forward the expected target-by 2022 and 2030, the proportion of the population protected by comprehensive smoke-free laws will be greater than or equal to 30% and 80%, respectively.

　　Xiao Lin introduced that, with the joint efforts of all parties, the population protected by comprehensive smoke-free legislation has reached 14% of the national population.

　　"We also hope that the national level can introduce comprehensive smoke-free regulations in due course." She said.

　　Jiang Yuan, former director of the Tobacco Control Office of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and deputy director of the New Exploration Health Development Research Center, analyzed that second-hand smoke has no safe exposure level, and only through laws and regulations that meet the standards of "comprehensive smoke-free environment legislation" and cooperate with strict law enforcement Only by eliminating second-hand smoke in public places and workplaces can lives be saved.

　　Jiang Yuan said that at present, more than a dozen cities in my country have passed special smoke-free environmental legislation to achieve a total ban on smoking in indoor public places and indoor workplaces. However, the proportion of the national population that meets the "comprehensive smoke-free regulations" to protect the population is still less than 15%.

　　She said that in the face of this situation, in the next work, it is necessary to vigorously promote the concept of comprehensive smoke-free in municipalities, provincial capitals and cities separately listed in the national plan that have not yet passed comprehensive smoke-free regulations, so as to promote these key cities to introduce a comprehensive smoke-free policy. "Regulations" standard smoke-free environment legislation; in cities where laws and regulations have been promulgated but not fully protected, the work of amending the law is actively carried out.

　　The reporter noted that just recently, the National Health Commission has also responded to the issue of tobacco control legislation at the national level.

　　In July this year, at a press conference held by the National Health Commission, Mao Qun'an, Director of the Department of Planning, Development and Informatization of the National Health Commission, stated that the health effects of tobacco are the consensus of the world.

Many cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Xi'an have implemented smoking control regulations in public places.

　　"We are also actively promoting national-level legislation, and at the same time, we also require localities to introduce laws and regulations on tobacco control in accordance with local actual conditions." He emphasized.

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