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A new image for Birmingham
Paul Hooper
Correspondence to: P Hooper, Smoke Free Birmingham, Southern Birmingham Community Health NHS Trust, Springfields Centre for Health Promotion, Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JB, UK. sfbham@sfbham.demon.co.uk
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Birmingham is the United Kingdom's second largest city and has a population of approximately a million. Since 1985, it has had a prominent role in tobacco control in Britain, initially through the work of Birmingham City Council with its pioneering policies, and then through its collaborative work with various agencies including the Health Authorities and the commercial sector.
For many years, the local tobacco control campaign in Birmingham has been generating its own resources for use within the city. Sometimes this has occurred when a demand for a particular type of resource could not be met by other providers. At other times resources have developed out of other initiatives.
In 1986, when the Birmingham City Council first got involved in tobacco
control, it found there was a great demand for clear signs designating
areas as being non-smoking. A simple A4 (21×30 cm) vinyl adhesive
sticker was developed along with materials for use
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