Health and Wellbeing Report: Public Health Initiative Analysis

This report analyzes the implications of a public health initiative, specifically the ban on smoking in public and workplaces, and its impact on health and wellbeing. The introduction provides background on the initiative, its objectives, and the evidence base, including global, national, and local research, with a focus on the UK. It discusses the anatomy and physiology affected by passive smoking, detailing the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. The main section delves into the public health initiative, explaining its implementation, benefits, and potential drawbacks, including barriers such as social attitudes and individual rights. The report also examines the initiative's impact on tobacco markets and offers solutions such as providing information and promoting smoke-free environments. The conclusion summarizes the effectiveness of the initiative in reducing passive smoking exposure and promoting a healthier future, emphasizing its role in saving lives and improving workplace productivity. The report references several studies to support its claims, offering a comprehensive analysis of the topic.

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Introduction (300)
Ban on smoking in public as well as work place was set up in July, 2007 and was mad compulsory
through United Kingdom under act 2006 act. It has been found that risk associated with passive smoking
has been increased and public has come out in full support of this public health initiative. But still, there
are some groups which are referred to as pro-smoking lobby which are promoting this culture across the
world. This initiative is not only restricted to UK by it is also supported by other countries on the global
level (Hill, O’Neill, Powell and Oliver, 2012). In recent year UK has emerged as one the countries which
have comprehensively control tobacco regulations. The reason behind this initiative is to protect health of
those people who are becoming victims of passive smokers. Passive smoking is directly impacting their
health of public on the global level and it has been listed as one of the most important reasons for health
issue such as lung cancer, asthma and heart-related issues. According to NHS, around 14.7% of UK
population is facing health-related issue due to smoking and this percentage increase up to 27.5% on the
global level (Soltoft, Hammer and Kragh, 2009). In this woman percentage of passive smoking is more as
compared to men. One of the biggest reasons behind selecting this topic is increased growth of passive
smoking in the global world and it has become one of the major related to health disease. Earlier,
smoking was legal in restaurant, bus stand and slowly it became trend in office places (Cairney, 2009).
Still, smoking has become a very common trend in workplace. On daily base, this trend is attracting
youths on the global level which is not good for the world. As we are going to be part of this corporate
life very soon, there are possibilities that we may become victim of this passive smoking not only in UK
but also on the global level.
Anatomy and physiology (300)
Anatomy of passive smoking is related to negative impact of passive smoking on the respiratory system.
It is also linked with damage done through indirect smoking to public. Anatomy is based on structure and
functional understanding of negative impact of passive smoking. Respiratory system includes upper and

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lower airways which are guided through alveoli of lung. In every human body odor and irritant receptors
are part of the nose but this irritant is also linked with upper and lower airways (Otsuka et al., 2010).
Alveoli are considered as gas exchange where capillary membrane helps in providing oxygen to red blood
cells and helps in removing carbon dioxide present in the bloodstream. These airways possess a defensive
mechanism that protects body from inhaled particles. Passive smoking directly impacts airway walls
which creates problem while taking oxygen which may result in decrease level of oxygen in the body.
Physiology cigarette smoking in both ways either direct or indirect has contributed to various
cardiovascular issues through number of interconnected actions that include oxidative stress,
inflammation and autonomic effects (Elwany, Ibrahim, Mandour and Talaat, 2012). Physiological
changes are explored as part of passive smoking which is being used by direct smokers while smoking.
As per clinic reports, it has found out that passive smoking directly impacts public in the form of
biomarkers which is considered as one of the key reason for diseases related to heart and lungs. In
addition, passive smoking is considered as one of the important reason for biological changes ( Leone and
Landini, 2013). Passive smoking is also responsible for dramatic change in the immune system of the
people who are indirectly becoming victim of smoking. In some case, it has been seen that even
behaviour of person get changed if they are spending their time in places where passive smoking is trend
it may be restaurant, bars or at home.
Public health initiative (1000)
Due to huge competition, it has been found that people are slowly getting addicted to smoking habits at
the workplace. This addiction is not only impacting people who are smoking but it is also impacting
people who are becoming victims of passive smoking. According to various WHO reports it has been
found that one of the major reasons for cancer is smoking and has explored passive smoking risky for
public. UK government has already developed imitative to ban public smoking because it causes lungs
cancers which are part of passive smoking group (Kabir et al., 2010). This initiative is to put restrictions

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related to smoking at workplace under public safety act. The objective of this initiative is to promote
healthy life by diverting mind of people from smoking. This initiative is very essential among young
generating which are considered smoking as modern trend and therefore, it becomes one of the most
important responsibility to protect public from passive smoking by providing them right information
related to risk associated with passive smoking. This initiative is mainly focused on making premises
smoke free in order to provide health safety to people at the workplace (Lee et al., 2014). It will also
focus on maintaining smoke free environment by promoting this theme that workplace is not for smoking
because people attend this place are hoping better services from people working at the workplace. In
addition theme of this initiative will be a healthy environment (Hyland, Barnoya and Corral, 2012). This
initiative will include some health tips which will keep people engaged with healthy lifestyle such as diet
plan, daily stretching exercise along with meditation theme.
One of the major benefits of this initiative will be that it will help the public to live a healthy life by
keeping them away from passive smoking places. In addition, this initiative will help in motivating chain
smokers to quit smoking by making them aware that there this habit is not only risk to their life but also
risk for their loving ones along (Lin et al., 2010). It will also help in making them aware that smoking is
also impacting people within society on the global level. Through UK government has put still law but
such incidences are very common on the global level. Smoking people do not realize that their habit is
killing them in the form of slow poison along with the community (Hughes et al., 2011). This initiative
will realize them that somewhere they are promoting this bad habit in society because youths are
considered it as latest fashion and are attractive towards both in London as well as on the global level.
In order to promote this initiative, various resources are required right from handbook, mass advertising
campaign, posters in the workplace. Only putting poster is not enough until as number is not being placed
on the poster because at present people are more conscious of numbers as compared to general pictures as
well as quotes (Thrasher et al., 2009). These posters will include percentage of people who are being
affected through this passive smoke chain. This initiative will be included in the policy of the workplace

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so that people will follow this policy. In addition, small workshop will be organized in the form of digital
campaign which will be made public with the help of social media in order to promote smoke-free
workplace.
Warrant related to this initiative is that people will live healthy life and will be able to live longer as
compared to their smoking habit life. In addition, this initiative will help in offering better performance of
people at their work place due to their fitness. As a result of this, people at workplace will be resistant to
workload and will be able to balance their personal as well as professional life ( Uang, Hiilamo and
Glantz, 2016). In addition, they will also spend health-related expensive in other things which can offer
them joy and excitement related to fun. A clear team effort can be seen through this initiative in which
people will group together to put their best effort to improve overall productivity of the workplace. There
will be no such difference line between people working at workplace and therefore changes of liking and
dislike will not arise (Perdikaris, Kletsiou, Gymnopoulou and Matziou, 2010). People will behave in a
professional manner and will understand things better for their life.
Unwarranted related to this initiative is that people can be made aware of healthy life but this initiative
cannot put pressure on them to adopt certain habits because people are living in democratic setting. Also
there is possibility that people will not smoke at workplace but there is no guarantee that they will not
smoke outside. In this way, they will maintain their daily routine of smoking which will directly impact
their health (Naiman, Glazier and Moineddin, 2011). Suffering from health disease will not help them to
provide their better performance. Therefore this section of people will go on struggling in their
professional as well as personal like and will have to face stress. There are chances that this initiative will
not be able to bring necessary change in the smoking habit of the person because of which their mindset is
going to change.
One of the major barriers related to this initiative is that it is not easy to change social attitude and
personal believes of an individual. Tobacco culture has very deep roots in social attitude of an individual.

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In some cases, smoker is seen as role model and youths are trying to copy their style. Some people
believe that this initiative is attacked to their personal freedom and individual right. In addition, this
policy directly impacts production of cigarette which is one of the large employee providers. People
working in these companies will see this as threat to their basic needs food, shelter and clothes ( Osypuk
and Acevedo-Garcia, 2010). Smoke-free initiative will directly impact tobacco market on both domestic
as well as an international level which can impact economy of some developing countries which are
dependent on their revenue. In this situation, one of the best solutions is to offer knowledge base
information to the public related to ill effects of passive smoking and let them decide what is best for
them. Initiative will not violet their freedom and individual right. Nor they will see it as an attack on their
personal believes.
Conclusion
From few decades it has been found that some progress has been done in providing healthy safety to
workers in the workplace from passive smoking. Smoke-free initiative will be very effective in lower
down of exposure related to passive smoking. Ban on smoking at workplace will help reduce
consumption of cigarettes on a daily base which can be considered to some extent quitting. This initiative
will be supported on the global level because it is related to health of an individual. In addition, this
initiative will offer work environment protection for employee, customer as well as visitors. Due to this
tobacco use death rate has almost gone double and there is continuous rise in disease related to lungs and
heart on the global level. This initiative will help in saving cost as well as time of individual or employee
which they can use in their personal development in the form of health.
This initiative has a great impact on the future of the world in terms of health. Due to this policy may
people will quit smoking and soon reduction can be seen in the smoking habits of youths. This will help
in saving many lives both for direct as well as indirect smoking. In addition, there may be possibility that
future employability will not be dependent on this kind of industry. People living in rural as well in urban

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areas will no longer see this initiative as a threat to their personal freedom as well individual rights. In
future people would live to spend their money on buying healthy products instead of smoking. Even there
is a possibility that people will focus more on exercise and meditation which will make their life better.
They will be able to focus more on their goals which will ensure their success and overall development.

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