Eastbourne Tobacco Control Group

Find out about the work of the Eastbourne Tobacco Control Group.

The group is part of the Healthy Eastbourne Board, a partnership of agencies taking joint action to improve the health of the local community.

Our Aims

The group aims to:

• Raise awareness of new smoke free legislation in Eastbourne

• Reduce smoking prevalence

• Reduce exposure to second hand smoke

• Support and monitor enforcement of the new legislation

• Support the Local Strategic Partnership and Local Area Agreement health improvement objectives

Activities

We will:

• Support education and enforcement activities

• Engage employers via existing networks about forthcoming legislation

• Offer targeted Stop Smoking clinics and policy advice to workplaces

• Raise public awareness via a range of venues including pubs, sports venues, clubs and gyms

• Consider promotion of a Smoke Free Homes initiative

For more information on going smoke free in Eastbourne, go to our Smokefree Legislation and Stop Smoking sections.

Partner Organisations

The group is chaired by the council's Assistant Director for Housing and Health Services, with representatives from:

• Eastbourne Borough Council Environmental Health

• East Sussex Downs and Weald NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT)

• East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust

• East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service