2020-01-27 M.S. HERITAGE SCHOOL, MEERUT – NTCP 2020 SCHOOL TOBACCO AWARENESS2020-01-27 M.S. HERITAGE SCHOOL, MEERUT – NTCP 2020 SCHOOL TOBACCO AWARENESS


2020-01-27 M.S. HERITAGE SCHOOL, MEERUT – NTCP 2020 SCHOOL TOBACCO AWARENESS

Volunteer: Manshu Goel and Nitivesh of ICanWin Foundation

Technical/ Medical Expert Dr Pawan Gupta and coordinator Mr Rabindra
N Mishra
of ICanWin Foundation.

One of the student commented that elders must be enjoying so they take
it. In villages tobacco use is more because the sound of hookah attracts
children and that’s how they start from childhood and after trying at such
young age and continuing further they become addicted.

Principal, Ms Ranjana Verma, commented that obacco attracts in form
of cigarette, bidi and other chewing which is so bad in smell? Why? Because the
advertisement depicts very successful personality and rich celebrities and
hence people adopt it as a status symbol.

Tobacco sensitization program is supported by District Tobacco Control
Cell (DTCC, c/o Chief Medical Officer Meerut, Govt of UP)
, under the National
Tobacco Control Program (NTCP)
2019-20 coverage.

Volunteers deliberated on the ill effects of tobacco on the youth, their
family members and members in the society, overall health and financial burden
in India and explained the relevance of SAVE the Youth – Win Over Tobacco
program to control tobacco menace.

“Be Smart Do Not Start” comic booklet on tobacco awareness authored by Dr
Pawan Gupta, MS MCH (National President of ICanWin Foundation and Sr Cancer
Surgeon) was distributed among the 206 students and teachers; a quiz
competition was conducted at the end to which students answered as per their
understanding.

A Tobacco Control Committee consisting of 4 teachers was formed in the
school to keep an eye on different tobacco related activities and its violation
under COTPA 2003.Yellow line campaign conducted with a painting depicting the
school as tobacco free zone.

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