World Heart Federation congratulates UEFA on a smoke-free Euro 2012

World Heart Federation congratulates UEFA on a smoke-free Euro 2012

 

Use, sale and promotion of tobacco is banned in all stadiums in Poland and Ukraine

The ban, which was announced last autumn, applies to all spaces within stadium perimeters, both indoors and out.

This tobacco-free policy was developed and has been implemented in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Heart Federation, European Healthy Stadia Network, local organising committees (LOCs) in Poland and Ukraine and local health advocacy groups.

UEFA's decision to ban tobacco from the world's third biggest sporting event sent a strong message to fans everywhere, reaffirming the link between football and good health. The total ban is a natural outcome of UEFA's commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles through football. This is a core theme of its Respect your Health football and social responsibility activities, which use football to help with some of Europe's top health, social and environmental problems.

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