Passo a passo na implantação de um programa de controle do tabagismo na administração pública do município de Serra da Saudade

Abstract

Smoking is responsible for about 5 million deaths worldwide and in Brazil, it is estimated that smoking is responsible for 200,000 deaths per year. The theme set for the study was the result of the activity of situational diagnosis developed in the planning and evaluation of health module of the course, which showed a high percentage of smokers in the city. The objective of this study was to describe step by step action plan for tobacco control in the public administration of the municipality of Serra da Saudade - MG in order to facilitate and contribute to other municipalities in its implementation. A literature review on the subject in the databases that are part of the Virtual Health Library Publications analyzed confirmed the need for the implementation of the action plan in support municipality in the findings, which confirms the risks of smoking are health was performed and yet the numerous risks to the environment and commitment of public resources to the diseases that it causes. The implementation of the tobacco control program aims to not only reduce the risk of disease, but increase the chances of health and life, causing a multi-and inter-sectoral intervention called on the determinants of the health- illness, seeking quality of life for the population.