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.