Smoking and COPD

Smoking and COPD.

 Behaviour/Topic: Smoking
 Disease: COPD

Introduction
 In present era, habit of smoking is increasing
day by day.
 There are many reasons behind the habit of
smoking which includes stress, unemployment,
personal issues, etc.
 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease is one
of the most common health problem which
causes due to smoking.

Definition of smoking
 It is a kind of practice in which some
substances are burned and the result is smoke
which is absorbed into the bloodstream.
 It causes various disease like coronary heart
disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary, etc.
 It affects the respiratory system negatively due
to the inhalation of smoke which effects the
lungs.

Target Audience
 Young adults of age group 15 to 25 years of UK
and Essex.
 This group might not be at risk but it is essential
to bring awareness regarding the health issues
in future.

Rationale of the choice of behaviour
 According to the British Lung Foundation, 2013,
smoking is causing 80% to 90% of COPD.
 NICE 2013 found that, smoking is the main
reason of preventable illnesses and premature
deaths.
 In 2013, North East England has the highest
percentage of smoking 22.3 whereas South
East England had the lowest rate with 17.2%