We are an international network of over 120 researchers, practitioners and policy makers working to reduce exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in the home.
The University of Stirling is leading the Smoke-free Homes International Network (SHINE).
Our overarching goal is to encourage policymakers and health professionals from countries across the world to focus on domestic settings as one of the key environments where non-smokers, particularly children, require protection from second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure.
The current World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) guidelines stop short of protection in homes, stating that “all people should be protected from exposure to tobacco smoke. All indoor workplaces and indoor public places should be smoke-free.”
However, a recent expert group report for the FCTC Conference of the Parties recommends that countries consider Forward Looking Measures under Article 2.1 of the FCTC, with one recommendation being the expansion of smoke-free settings to private spaces including homes.
See our first newsletter and read more about SHINE and what we are doing in our recently published editorial in Tobacco Prevention & Cessation.
“If we continue at the current rate of policy adoption, it will be another 50 years before the rest of the world is protected from second-hand smoke. Acceleration of progress is critical.” (WHO Report: Protecting people from tobacco smoke)
The SHINE network is led by Professor Sean Semple at the University of Stirling, Scotland.
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