2020-01-25 Safalta Inter
College MEERUT - NTCP 2020 SCHOOL TOBACCO AWARENESS
Volunteer: Mr Manshu Goel and Mr Nitivesh Kumar of ICanWin Foundation
Technical/ Medical Expert Dr Pawan Gupta and coordinator Mr
Rabindra N Mishra of ICanWin Foundation.
The TCC team of the school under the instruction of the
Principal, Mr Akash Sharma, worked on the suggestion of ICanWin Foundation and DTCC team and
penalized Rs 20 to one of the cleaning staff who was using tobacco even after
warning. Enforcement training was very effective as the TCC team self acted on the first complaint after the event.
Tobacco sensitization program 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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