We are very excited to launch the Smokefree Starts South Yorkshire Tobacco Alliance first campaign "It's time to talk about smoking and mental health" search SmokefreeStarts for more info

More than 3,200 children try their first cigarette every day. Nearly 9 out of 10 people who smoke started before the age of 18 and almost all start smoking by age 26. We must protect our next generation by phasing out the sale of cigarettes. #StandWithHealth

🧠It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek! Did you know quitting smoking can improve your mental health? Reduced anxiety, depression, and stress levels are just a few benefits. Here is what you need to know about smoking and mental health: mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental…

🆕Thoughtful and impactful media campaign from Smokefree Starts on the benefits of quitting smoking to improve mental health👇

If you struggle with your mental health and you smoke, it could be making things worse. Stopping smoking could help improve your ability to cope with daily life 🧠😶‍🌫️ Visit smokefreestarts.co.uk to find out more.

Did you know stopping smoking could improve your mental health? Begin your stop smoking journey by finding out about the support available to you. Visit smokefreestarts.co.uk

A #GeneralElection has been announced 🚨 The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is one of the most significant public health interventions in living memory. We're calling on all parties to ensure this world-leading Bill is passed through before this Parliament ends. Smoking causes around

“You’ve got to keep trying to quit. It’s worth it,” said Sue, a mum from South Shields who was diagnosed with cancer as a result of smoking. Hear her story on ITV this week during *Lorraine *This Morning * Emmerdale *Coronation Street

📢 Landmark new report: Commercial Determinants of NCDs 📢 Chronic diseases account for 90% of deaths in the Region. New research highlights how big industries fuel them, obstructing health policy and targeting the vulnerable. bit.ly/3yYJmeq #NCDs #CDoH #SDGs #R2F

Amazing work Barnsley PH team congrats. So well deserved such an amazing campaign. Hope you are celebrating Kaye Mann ✊

Note that bans or price increases for vapes are likely to prompt more smoking as an alternative. Shocking that anti-vaping propaganda has eclipsed the message that smoking is harmful.

Brilliant way to articulate health inequalities and the luck of the draw in terms of where you are born and how this can impact and shorten life expectancy.

Feeling lost on where to start your quit journey? Don't worry, we're here to help! If you know you want to stop smoking but don't know where to begin, reach out to us. Together, we'll guide you every step of the way towards a smokefree life. 👉 smokefreesheffield.org/how-to-quit/se…

"Phasing out smoking would save lives, help protect the next generation from becoming addicted & do more to narrow the unacceptably large gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest & poorest regions than any other single measure." greg fell FFPH ⬇️ dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/artic…

Looking forward to seeing #MakingSmokingObsolete feature in today’s #KingsSpeech. Unfinished business. Department of Health and Social Care Wes Streeting Andrew Gwynne MP ASH

Today, MPs vote on our plans to protect future generations from the harms of smoking and vaping 🧒 The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will help: ✅ children avoid a lifetime of addiction ✅ achieve our key shift from sickness to prevention ✅ protect the NHS gov.uk/government/new…

The Secretary of State for Health @WesStreeting highlights MPs’ opportunity to consign the devastating harms of smoking to the history books: "Creating the first Smokefree generation, and eventually, a Smokefree nation." #TobaccoAndVapesBill

A major new study from Cancer Research UK Policy shows smoking rates have fallen quicker in the north of England compared to other regions, narrowing health inequalities and with the largest drop in the North East