Promotion of Smoke Free Environments in Brazil
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Promotion of Smoke Free Environments in Brazil
V . Regunathan Volunteers Against Smoking and Tobacco No.132-Tiruvenkata Nagar Tiruverumbur Post Tiruchirapalli – 620013 INDIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tel. No. :: +91-0-94432-51351 Email :: [email protected] Tobacco – in any form Deadly & Harmful. (Both Smoking Tobacco and Smokeless Tobacco) Beedis: These low-cost, easily available indigenous cigarettes are made by rolling tobacco in tendu leaves. Cigars and Cigarettes Cheroots Chuttas: Coarse cheroots popular in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Orissa in INDIA. Reverse chutta smoking: By keeping the lit end of the chutta in the mouth Dhumti A conical cigar made by rolling tobacco leaf in the leaf of another plant Hooklis: Clay pipes commonly used in western India. Chillum : A straight, conical pipe made of clay and smoked while holding it vertically. Hookha, shisha/sheesha, water pipe, nargeela/nargile/ narghile/nargileh/ narguilé, argeela/arghileh/arguilé, okka, kalyan, gewat suckre, or ghelyoon/ghalyan. Many of these names are of Arab, Indian, Turkish, Uzbek, or Persian origin. Paan masala / Gutkha: This is a commercial preparation containing areca nut, slaked lime, catechu and condiments, with or with powdered tobacco PAAN (Betel quid) with Tobacco. Paan comprises four main ingredients, the betel leaf, areca nut, slaked lime and acacia catechu. Tobacco is the most important ingredient of paan for regular users. Mawa: These are thin shavings of areca nut combined with tobacco and slaked lime. Tobacco and slaked lime (khaini): A mixture of sun- dried tobacco and slaked lime, this is popular in Maharashtra and northern India. Snus: This Swedish snuff, available in teabag-like pouches, is kept in the buccal or labial groove and sucked. Mishri: A roasted, powdered preparation made by baking tobacco on a hot metal plate until it is uniformly black. Women in Maharashtra use it . Gul: A tobacco product used as a dentifrice in the eastern parts of India. Bajjar: This is dry snuff or tapkeer, applied by women in Gujarat on their teeth and gums. Gudhaku: A paste made of tobacco and molasses, it is applied to the teeth and gums and is popular in Bihar, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Creamy snuff: These are prepared with tobacco paste, marketed in toothpaste-like tubes Tobacco water: Known as tuibur in Mizoram and hidakphu in Manipur, it is made by passing tobacco smoke through water. Dry Tobacco leaves for chewing. Tobacco-Habit -is NOT only a Health Hazard. But also a definite CANCER-causing-AGENT (A major factor for Oral Cancer and Lung Cancer) Tobacco is a cause for many Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Tobacco is a Gate-way Drug – an Addictive Drug Tobacco is an Implicit-Change-Agent for an Explicit-Tilt towards Alcohol, Drugs & CANCER. Tobacco Control -- a Public Health priority and for achieving a CANCER-Free Society. Our focus :: “Towards Creating Smoke-Free Tobacco-Free CANCER-free Global Society........” For achieving CANCER-Free World... Our First and Foremost Stepping Stone CREATING A TOBACCO-FREE SOCIETY Tobacco Control HOW ? Prevention Cessation Rehabilitation To-day's SCHOOL-STUDENTS / YOUTH Tomorrow's Pillars to support this Globe. Present-day Students & Global Youth are very easily attracted towards TOBACCO SMOKING / CHEWING Create a TOBACCO-FREE STUDENT COMMUNITY to create a HEALTHY WORLD " CATCH THEM YOUNG " - the global watch-word – in HEALTH or EDUCATION or SPORTS or LIFESTYLE or you name any sector. " CATCH THEM YOUNG " is also the MANTRA for the Tobacco Industry. Anti-Tobacco-Seed being sown by us TO-DAY, shall definitely result in creating countless Anti-Tobacco Ambassadors to take care of TO-MORROW’s generation. If not to-morrow …….. surely it shall be DAY-AFTER-TOMORROW. For a Fire – Combustible-Material, Air, Fuel and Heat are essential. Essentials for a Business – Seller (Producer) Buyer (Consumer) Commodity (Tobacco-Product) Money Let’s sensitize the First-time-Buyers (Consumers) --School Students / Youth-about the ill-effects of Tobacco and make them to stay-away from any form of Tobacco-products. “G – BAT 10 x 10” GLOBAL BATTLE AGAINST TOBACCO WITH “10 Million Signatures-against-Tobacco” in “10 Thousand plus Cloth-Banners” (each 2 Mtr x 1 Mtr) To sensitize a minimum of 10 Million YOUTH & SCHOOL-CHILDREN across ALL-Countries about the Ill-Effects and Dangers of Tobacco. Get their Signatures in 10,000 plus Cloth-Banners as a moral-commitment to be Tobacco-Free during their Lifetime. Motivate each one of these School-Students to motivate one more student to lead a Tobacco-free life Let’s invest our Faith In our Youth To create a Global Tobacco-free Society Response from USA INDIA JAPAN SERBIA TUNISIA JORDAN CANADA THAILAND SINGAPORE KAZAKHSTAN is so much encouraging To Erect the World’s LONGEST SIGNATURE-WALL-AGAINST-TOBACCO TO A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 25 KM (15 Mile) with Display of the Signature Banners inviting the attention of Global Governments and International Print & Electronic Media To Hand-Over all Signature-Banners to Secretary-General of UNO thro Director-General of WHO urging them to save the future-generation from Tobacco. (to seek permission after collection of 10,000 Banners). On this Historic – Day (may be on a SUNDAY) School-Children and Youth of ALL-countries shall organize YOUTH-CHAINS-AGAINST-TOBACCO in their countries (may be from 10.00 to 11.00 Hrs.) Local Time of their zone. .. (Date and Timings – to be fixed – in consultation with all stakeholders) This shall result in a YOUTH-CHAIN continuously for 24 Hours criss-crossing all Continents all Countries all Counties all Cities India -----------------------Afghanistan -----------------------Abu Dhabi, UAE Muscat Tblisi Volgograd ---------------------Iran ---------------------Kuwait Nairobi, Kenya Saudi Arabia Russia Greece Finland Turkey Israel Zimbabwe ---------------------------France Germany The Netherlands Belgium Austria Spain Italy Switzerland Sweden Norway ---------------------------- England Ireland Scotland Portugal Iceland Morocco -----------------------------Los Angeles / USA Mexico Canada -----------------------------Bogota Peru New York / USA ------------------------------ Brazil Argentina Guyana -----------------------New Zealand Fiji Marshall Islands -----------------------Darwin / Australia Adelaide / Australia ------------------------ YOUTH-CHAIN shall include all Tobacco-Control-Celebrities, from : Government Politics Movies Sports Media Arts EACH ONE TEACH ONE AND COACH ONE HOW TO LEAD A TOBACCO-FREE LIFE YEAR -1 YEAR-2 YEAR-3 YEAR-4 YEAR-5 YEAR-6 YEAR-7 YEAR-8 10,000,000 20,000,000 40,000,000 80,000,000 160,000,000 320,000,000 640,000,000 1,280,000,000 Eco-friendly Cloth Banners. Standard Length (2 Mts. or 6 Ft.) and Width (1 Mtr. or 3 Ft.) Background Color – White, pale / light backgrounds. Use Multi-color BOLD–tipped Permanent Marker Fill with Signatures, Cartoons, Slogans, Pictures, etc. EVERYONE is having a RIGHT to live in a Tobacco-free and Cancer-free World WE ALL CAN PLAY A ROLE IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- We must constantly educate our Society about the evils of Tobacco and its Results. -- We need to help Media, Public and Policymakers understand our Goals, Activities and Accomplishments. -- We have to build and demonstrate a Broad and On-going Base of support. Let’s start to sow the seeds to bring-in a mind-change in TO-DAY’s YOUTH -to build a TOBACCO-FREE TO-MORROW. I hope, I am NOT ALONE – Thousands of Cancer-control Volunteers / Organizations / Supporters / friends / NGOs ARE HERE TO JOIN ME IN THIS GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST TOBACCO. If not WE, Who else ? V . Regunathan Volunteers Against Smoking and Tobacco No.132-Tiruvenkata Nagar Tiruverumbur Post Tiruchirapalli – 620013 INDIA ----------------------------------------------------Tel. No. :: +91-0-94432-51351 Email :: [email protected] John Tung Foundation of Taiwan took the lead with the support of the Taiwan Government, Taiwan Schools and collected 800 Banners of 2 Mts. length each