Smokefree
Opening up conversations about tobacco, shisha and healthier lives within Surrey’s ethnic minority communities.
About the project
Our Community Tobacco Awareness Project focuses on making tobacco awareness relevant and accessible to Surrey’s ethnic minority communities, with particular attention to shisha and smokeless tobacco.
The project brings together campaign materials, digital content and signposting to stop smoking support. Resources include a dedicated Ramadan campaign, recognising the importance of faith, culture and familiar community settings in starting these conversations.
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Conversations about smoking
Short videos exploring smoking, second-hand smoke and shisha.
What happens to your lungs when you smoke, and what changes when you stop?
Dr Ghanem Aldik, Consultant Respiratory Physician at Royal Surrey Hospital, explains how smoking affects your lungs, why it causes persistent coughing and how quitting can help your body recover.
Second-Hand Smoke:
How Does It Affect Those Around Us?
Dr Ghanem Aldik explores the risks of shisha and challenges common myths, including the belief that water filters out harmful chemicals and makes it safer to smoke.
Is Shisha Really Safer Than Smoking Cigarettes?
Dr Ghanem Aldik explains how second-hand smoke affects those around us, particularly babies, children, pregnant women and people with existing lung conditions, and highlights support available to quit.
FROM THE CAMPAIGN
Resources for our communities
Posters and social media materials created to start conversations and connect people with support.
Funded by Surrey County Council through the Smokefree Generation Grant Award Scheme.
Invitation to Collaborate
