A message from Mererid Bowley, PTHB Executive Director of Public Health.

'Tobacco smoking is the single most preventable cause of ill health, disability, and death in the UK - so I am inviting you to join me in responding to this consultation on Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping.  The proposed actions could make a huge difference on people’s lives, reducing the harm smoking causes, not only for the smoker but for those around them. I encourage you to complete the consultation, as we work together to improve the health and wellbeing of the population of Powys.'

Please see below links to the current important consultation on proposed action to protect future generations from the harms of smoking, by creating the first smokefree generation. It also asks about proposals to reduce youth vaping and ensure the law is enforced.

The consultation can be accessed in English and Welsh via the links below:

• Welsh https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creu-cenhedlaeth-ddi-fwg-a-mynd-ir-afael-a-fepio-ymhlith-pobl-ifanc.cy
• English https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping