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World No Tobacco Day 2024: Protecting children from tobacco
World No Tobacco Day 2024 is focused on the critical issue of safeguarding children from the influence of the tobacco industry. This year's theme, "Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference," highlights the need for robust measures to shield young people from the manipulative tactics used by tobacco companies.
By raising awareness and advocating for stronger regulations, this campaign aims to prevent the industry from targeting and exploiting vulnerable youth, ensuring that children grow up in an environment free from the harmful effects of tobacco.
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World No Tobacco Day is a day for people, non-governmental organizations, and governments to organize various activities to make people aware of the health problems that tobacco use can cause. These activities include:
- Public marches and demonstrations, often with vivid banners.
- Advertising campaigns and educational programs.
- People going into public places to encourage people to stop smoking
- The introduction of bans on smoking in particular places or types of advertising.
- Meetings for anti-tobacco campaigners.
Background
Tobacco is a product of the fresh leaves of Nicotiana plants. It is used as an aid in spiritual ceremonies and a recreational drug. It originated in America but was introduced to Europe by Jean Nicot, the French ambassador to Portugal in 1559. It quickly became popular and an important trade crop.
Medical research made it clear during the 1900s that tobacco use increased the likelihood of many illnesses including heart attacks, strokes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), emphysema and many forms of cancer. This is true for always in which tobacco is used, including:
- Cigarettes and cigars
- Hand rolling tobacco
- Bidis and kreteks (cigarettes containing tobacco with herbs or spices)
- Pipes and water pipes
- Chewing tobacco
- Snuff
- Creamy snuff (a paste consisting of tobacco, clove oil, glycerin, spearmint, menthol, and camphor sold in a toothpaste tube popular in India)
- utkha (a version of chewing tobacco mixed with areca nut, catechu, slaked lime, and other condiments popular in India and South-East Asia).
On May 15, 1987, the World Health Organization passed a resolution, calling for April 7, 1988, to be the first World No Smoking Day. This date was chosen because it was the 40th anniversary of the World Health Organization. On May 17, 1989, the World Health Organization passed a resolution calling for May 31 to be annually known as World no Tobacco Day. This event has been observed each year since 1989.
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Images that symbolize Anti Tobacco Day are:
- Clean ashtrays with flowers in them
- Ashtrays with images of body parts, such as the heart and lungs, which are damaged by tobacco use
- No smoking signs
- Symbols of death, such as gravestones and skulls, with cigarettes
- Images of the diseases caused by tobacco use
These images are often displayed as posters, on Internet sites and blogs, on clothing and public transport vehicles.
Frequently Asked Questions
The slogan for World No Tobacco Day varies each year. For example, recent slogans have included "Commit to Quit" and "Tobacco Breaks Hearts."
World No Tobacco Day is marked on May 31st to promote effective policies that would lower tobacco consumption worldwide and to increase public knowledge of the health concerns with tobacco use.
World No Tobacco Day is a global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and promote tobacco control policies.
It is observed annually on May 31st to coincide with the founding of the WHO and to emphasize the need for global action to reduce tobacco use.
Activities include organizing awareness campaigns, quitting smoking initiatives, advocating for tobacco control policies, and promoting smoke-free environments.
The use of tobacco products raises the risk of heart illness, stroke, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It also damages almost all of the body's organs.
Healthcare professionals play a critical role in counselling unhealthy persons on the health risks of tobacco use, providing support for quitting and advocating for strong tobacco control policies.
Tobacco companies often target youth with marketing tactics, leading to addiction and long-term health consequences. Preventing youth from starting tobacco use is crucial for reducing future tobacco-related disease burden.
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