HMAA would like to ban smoking in indoor public places to reduce cardiovascular mortality such as due to heart attack and sudden cardiac death caused by passive smoking.
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Hmaa No Smoking From A To Z11 01
1. No smoking from A to Z
The HMAA’s anti-tobacco
campaign in Hungary
RETURN Meeting
Nov 6, 2010, Budapest
Eszter Bodnár, MD - HMAA Hungary
Chapter President
Tamás Peredy, MD - HMAA Past
President
Sándor Matolcsy, MD – HMAA Past
President
Dávid László Tárnoki, MD
Ádám Domonkos Tárnoki, MD
2. HMAA anti-tobacco
campaign
HMAA anti-tobacco conference 2008 Budapest
Delegation to the ministry of health
First Hungarian indoor air pollution study
Letter to the prime minister May 2010 – to strengthen
indoor public smoking law
Annual HMAA Student Conference Balatonfüred –
section dedicated how to prevent and treat smoking
Teaching secondary school students about the harmful
effects of smoking and secondhand smoking (30-40%
of students 14-18y/o smoke!, 30% exposed to
secondhand smoking)
3. HMAA anti-tobacco conference 2008
Budapest
300 participants from Hungary and abroad
(USA, Canada)
Multispecialty Conference ( public health,
cardiology, pulmonology, pediatrics, internal
medicine, psychiatry, primary care,
oncology etc..)
World-famous lecturers: Cummings KM
(leader of USA anti-tobacco campaign),
Fong G (leader of Canadian campaign)
Teamwork for changing Hungarian smoking
policies
4. HMAA delegation in the Ministry of Health
HMAA delegation (25 August, 2008):
Laszlo L. Mechtler, M.D., President of HMAA
Tamás Peredy, M.D., President – Elect HMAA
László Csáthy, M.D. HMAA Board Member
K. Michael Cummings, PhD, MPH, leader of American anti-tobacco
campaign
Prof. Geoffrey Fong, MD, leader of Canadian anti-tobacco campaign
Declaration issued by the Minister of Health
Result: Minister of Health expressed to support to change the law to
protect non-smokers and initiate lecture series in elementary schools and
high schools
5. Ádám and Dávid Tárnoki, MD – First
Hungarian Indoor Air Monitoring Study 2008
Minimum of 30 minutes spent in each
venue – 40 locations
PM2.5 levels were more than an order of
magnitude higher in places where smoking
was observed compared to smoke free
venues.
Smoking was commonly observed in places
where smoking was prohibited.
If smoking were banned indoors, the levels
of indoor air pollution would decline by 90%
resulting in rapid improvement in public
health (heart attacks, respiratory problems
– COPD, cancer)
6. Figure 6
Average PM2.5 Levels Observed in Various Workplace Venues in
Hungary, 2008
155
94
5
0
100
200
Smoking Observed: Not
smoke-free
Smoking Observed:
Smoke-free in separate
sections
No Smoking Observed:
Smoking prohibited
MeanPM2.5(μgrams/m
3
)
15
EPA
maximum
safe
exposure
(15 μg/m3)
7. Publications
Tárnoki Á, Tárnoki D, Travers M, Hyland A, Dobson K,
Mechtler L, Cummings K. Tobacco smoke is a major
source of indoor air pollution in Hungary’s bars,
restaurants and transportation venues. Clinical and
Experimental Medical Journal 2009;3(1):131-138.
A.D.Tarnoki, D.L.Tarnoki, M.J.Travers, A.Hyland,
K.Dobson, L.Mechtler, K. M.Cummings: Hungarian
Indoor Air Quality Study. Hung Med J (Orv Hetil),
2010;151(6):213-219
11. Mission
Assisting in the adoption of the WHO Anti-Tobacco laws
in Hungary
Decreasing the percent of Hungarian MD’s that smoke –
positive example
Promoting better health initiatives for all Hungarians
Increase awareness of the effects of tobacco during
pregnancy and childhood.
12. Media coverage and interest in 2008
ATV news
MTV – Az Este
Duna TV news
Index.hu news
Dental
Haon
Lanchid radio
HirTV
Betegszoba.hu
Euroastra
Hazipatika.com website
Medicalonline
Ministry of Health
Hungarian Television
Tudobeteg.hu respiratory website
13. Thank you for your
attention!
Hungarian Medical Association of America
www.hmaa.org
Notes de l'éditeur
This presentation reports results from an air monitoring study conducted in public venues in Hungary in 2008. The air monitoring equipment used assess the amount of small particles, below 2.5 microns, found in the environment. The inhalation of small particles is correlated with adverse respiratory and cardiac health outcomes. Tobacco smoke consists mainly of small particles, below 2.5 microns, and is thus the number one source of indoor air pollution. This study compares the level of indoor air pollution in locations in Hungary where smoking was observed with levels found outdoors and in indoor locations where smoking was not present.
We measured pollution levels in 6 pubs, 5 restaurants, 10 cafes, and 20 other locations in Budapest and Zalakarous between January and August this year.
We measured pollution levels in 6 pubs, 5 restaurants, 10 cafes, and 20 other locations in Budapest and Zalakarous between January and August this year.
The protocol we used was simple. We used a small air monitor called the Sidepak to measure the amount of pollution in real time continuously in different locations. We attempted to stay in each sampled location for 30 minutes. We counted up the number of people smoking in the venue and used a sonic measuring device to give us measurements of the dimensions of the indoor environment.
Here is a clear look at the data averaged across the three groups. In places where smoking is allowed, no restrictions we see an average pollution level of 155; in the places where smoking and non-smoking sections exist the pollution levels are lower, but still well above the hazard level of 15 microns. The average pollution level in the smoke-free locations was 5 microns, well within the EPA standard <15 microns.
We measured pollution levels in 6 pubs, 5 restaurants, 10 cafes, and 20 other locations in Budapest and Zalakarous between January and August this year.
We measured pollution levels in 6 pubs, 5 restaurants, 10 cafes, and 20 other locations in Budapest and Zalakarous between January and August this year.
We measured pollution levels in 6 pubs, 5 restaurants, 10 cafes, and 20 other locations in Budapest and Zalakarous between January and August this year.
This study documents high, and unsafe levels of indoor air pollution in numerous public indoor venues in Hungary. We also show that if smoking were banned indoors, the levels of indoor air pollution would decline by 90% or more. Reducing exposure to indoor air pollution from tobacco smoke will prevent heart attacks, respiratory problems such as asthma, and cancer. All citizens in Hungary deserve protection from tobacco smoke pollution.
This study documents high, and unsafe levels of indoor air pollution in numerous public indoor venues in Hungary. We also show that if smoking were banned indoors, the levels of indoor air pollution would decline by 90% or more. Reducing exposure to indoor air pollution from tobacco smoke will prevent heart attacks, respiratory problems such as asthma, and cancer. All citizens in Hungary deserve protection from tobacco smoke pollution.