[Legislative bases for the prevention of smoking in school]

For the last years we have witnessed and increasing awareness of the part of doctors and teachers who by means of the education for the health (EpS) promote the acquisition of healthy habits among students at schools. One of those educational contents is the smoking prevention. The participation of pneumologists in those activities is still rather limited. Doctors and teachers should reach a better understanding and doctors should get more involved helping the school boards and the teaching staff to outline these aspects regarding health in the educational project of each school. Their collaboration is essential in the training on health topics made by the teaching staff and their later development. Smoking prevention among young people can't be viewed from a detached perspective and comprehensive health policies, with a legislative development including all aspects, become absolutely necessary. In order to provide such activities, western governments have developed a various non-smoking legislation for the last years. Knowing the legislation which holds the achievement proves to be interesting for the teachers responsible of the carrying-out as well as for the doctors willing to participate in their project. The most important Spanish legislation about smoking is the Royal Order 192/1988 of the Ministry of Health. The legislation of the Ministry of Education concerning the educational contents for compulsory education in nursery, primary and secondary schools includes the EpS and shapes a legislative framework which enables to develop those preventing activities at schools.