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In the last year there are many strategies focused on a new challenges such as: obesity, tobacco smoking, abuse alcohol, sexual illness in public health policy. There are differences in the prevalence of tobacco smoking because of many factors, for example, social class and education (if there is low social status and education, the prevalence of tobacco smoking in population is higher). General, in Scotland there are much more smokers than in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Health Development Agency (HDA) studied that tobacco smoking in 1998 and 2000 years in England caused 9 deaths per 10 men and 8 deaths per 10 women suffered from lung cancer. This study presents prevalence of tobacco smoking among a population of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A paper describes also events influencing the prevalence of tobacco smoking and strategies taken for reducing tobacco smoking among population by British government.

This study presents health promotion strategies in a workplace in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A workplace is a very important area for health promotion activities because of almost unlimited access to target group--adult group, especially good opportunity to access to men, who rather seldom going to a doctor. In 2004 Committee on Tobacco and Heath (SCOTH) classified environmental tobacco smoking (ETS) for category: "serious hazards for public health" after conducted study of harmful effects of ETS. In 2007 England becomes "free" from ETS, because of acts prohibited tobacco smoking in public places and in workplaces. In 26th of March 2006 Health Act in Scotland and in the second of April 2007 in Wales also prohibited smoking in public places. The aim of a new act was to protect health and prevention illness caused by exposition to ETS. So, there is prohibition for everyone: employees, clients, employers and guests in a whole company, in closed area and fundamental closed areas (according act). The act is also about previous areas intended for tobacco smoking. In 30th of April in 2007 Northern Ireland also prohibited smoking in public places. There are many profits for everyone, for example: protection people's health exposed to ETS, much slower development some serious illness, reduction of medical care cost and improvement of environment for community. If smokers decide to quit smoking or even reduce the number of smoking cigarettes per day, a population would be healthier.