2020-01-27,VIIT college technology and managemen, Bulandshahar - NTCP 2020 SCHOOL TOBACCO AWARENESS
Volunteer: Gaurav Kumar and Vijay Teotia of ICanWin Foundation
Technical/ Medical Expert Dr Pawan Gupta and coordinator Mr Rabindra N Mishra of ICanWin Foundation.
Mr Himanshu Mittal, HOD, assured that their college shall support the tobacco control activities of ICanWin Foundation and DTCC and enforce strict measures to stop tobacco activities around the college. The college shall make sure to notify the nearby shops selling tobacco products to stop doing so and also extend the activities to nearby areas, beyond 100 yards around the college boundary.
Tobacco sensitization program is supported by District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC, c/o Chief Medical Officer Bulandshahar, 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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