2020-02-04,City Hearts Public School, MEERUT - NTCP
2020 SCHOOL TOBACCO AWARENESS
Volunteer: Rohit and Akash of ICanWin Foundation
Technical/ Medical Expert Dr Pawan Gupta and coordinator Mr Rabindra
N Mishra of ICanWin Foundation.
Principal,Mr.
Ram Kumar Sharma, Students said that they do a Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan everyday for 10 minutes. They would, now onwards, do a 'Tobacco
Sanitization' program for 10 minute for two days in a week when they would stop
people using tobacco, use challan to penalize the users within the area
regulated under COTPA and also explain the users about the evil effects of
tobacco that harms. Their own and family members health.
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.
