Ministry Of Health, Wellness And The Environment Hosts Tobacco Awareness Session
Epidemiologist within the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Tamara Bobb, has revealed that Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and cigarette smoking is a major contributing factor in this regard.
Information Session-Exposure To Tobacco Smoke
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), involuntary (or passive) smoking is the exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) which is a mixture of exhaled mainstream smoke and side stream smoke released from a smoldering cigarette or other smoking device (cigar, pipe, bidi, etc.) and diluted with ambient air.
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