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No.154 SIM音読用英文

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Global Survey Finds Secondhand Smoke Threatens Children World Wide
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A new global survey

published by the World Health Organization and collaborating American and Canadian Health Agencies

finds that young people are facing increasing health risk

from secondhand smoke.

Health experts meeting at the 2006 International Cancer & Tobacco Control Conferences in Washington say

the survey is a useful tool

to understand the impact on children of secondhand smoke –

also called passive smoke or environmental tobacco smoke.

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey focused

on 13 to 15 year olds in 132 countries.

Wick Warren of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says

the survey of school-age respondents paints a disturbing picture.

"It shows that worldwide about half the kids are exposed to smoke
in public places,

and that's not good news.

In some places, some regions it reaches as high as 80 percent.

That's terrible news.

The goal is zero percent.

So until we reach the goal we have a problem."

Secondhand smoke contains a toxic soup of chemicals

linked to cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other health conditions.

World Health Organization official Armando Peruga says

secondhand smoke also makes life miserable for children.

"In children (you have) the bulk of respiratory diseases, asthma, ear
infections are

due to exposure to secondhand smoke,

usually from friends and parents."

Peruga says the youth survey indicates the extent of the challenge

and sets the stage for policy change..

131 nations have signed the United Nations Tobacco Control Treaty,

the first ever health treaty

that promotes national laws to fight tobacco use.

But the agreement means little unless implemented,

says George Saade who works for WHO in Beirut.

For example, he says, Lebanon adopted the treaty in 2005,

but has yet to enact legislation to address the issues.

WHO's Armando Peruga says

the UN health agency plans to issue recommendations

on secondhand smoke by September.

"One is that we are recommending governments to have laws

by which all indoor work places and public places should be completely smoke free.

Second, governments and civil society should do educational campaigns

to reduce the exposure at home,

which is still very high."

Peruga hopes that the Global Youth Tobacco Survey findings prompt countries

to adopt policies to reduce the health impact of smoking.

He says lives of their young people depend on it.

I’m Rosanne Skirble.
(Material is provided courtesy of voanews.com.)
by danueno | 2006-07-26 16:11 | SIM音読用英文


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