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33,129 smokers across the North West are estimated to have stubbed out their cigarettes this month for Stoptober according to Public Health England. It is great to see that even though the National sign up figure has slightly decreased compared to last year, our region had the second largest amount of sign-ups in the Country and has increased by over 1,000 compared to 2014. It was another successful year for Stoptober with 215,947 people around the country tooking part in the 28-day challenge. To see the regional sign up figures please click here. Local authority sign up figures will be available later this month and we will include them in the next edition of the eNews.
TFF sent a regional press release to media to welcome the news which you can view by clicking here. The figures have been covered in the Liverpool Echo, Key 103 and Andrea Crossfield also took part in a video interview with Key 103 to talk about Stoptober and smokefree cars which can view by clicking here.
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New figures from ASH released last week show that of 730,000 households in the North West that include an adult smoker, 224,000 (31%) are below the poverty line. An estimated 87,000 households could be lifted out of poverty if they quit smoking and these households comprise of around 156,000 people. On average households that include a smoker spend £2,158 a year on tobacco. The figures were published alongside a health inequalities toolkit which you can view by clicking here. TFF sent a press release to highlight the news which you can view by clicking here.
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Hi , welcome to your November eNews.
It is great to hear that so many people across the North West took on the challenge to quit smoking this Stoptober. The regional sign up rate was the second highest in the country which highlights the hard work of services, local authorities and partners to localise the campaign and motivate smokers to sign up.
New figures released last week highlighted the need for quitting campaigns like Stoptober, with ASH issuing data which showed that quitting smoking would lift 156,000 people in the North West out of poverty and 87,000 homes. Quitting campaigns present a huge opportunity to make a difference to whole communities, improving the health of the smoker, putting more money into the household and improving the quality of life of families.
Ian White, Project Manager: Communications and Marketing
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