English_Awareness_Campaign_for_Smoking.pptx

This is an awareness campaign to call for an end to smoking and nicotine based products like vape due to their adverse health implications

1. Healthy Today , Successful Tomorrow Presentation by Khuban Fatima E2

2. “Stop Smoking Before Smoke Stops You” An Awareness Campaign to Reduce the Prevalence of Smoking in Youth

3. The Need for the Awareness Campaign Awareness campaigns are a small, life-changing medium for information that aim to educate the public about everyday societal issues to provide a better future to people. We've taken one such initiative to safeguard the bright future of the youth from smoking. We hope you consider our work and help us achieve our goal of saving our world and its people. Join hands and Support us. Spread the word. Quit Smoking Target Group: Ages 15-24 years Our Platforms:

4. The Reasons The vast dangers of smoking that are threatening our lives

5. Cigarette Composition:

6. Health Hazards Lung Cancer COPD ( Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Stroke Asthma Diabetes Tuberculosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Cataracts Infertility Other types of Cancers

7. Other Types of Cancers Caused by Smoking Mouth Larynx (voice box) Pharynx (throat) Esophagus Kidney Cervix Liver Bladder Pancreas Stomach Colon/rectum

8. Smoking in Teenagers and Children Causes: Yellow-brown stains on fingers, tongue and teeth Increased risk of tooth loss and bad breath Early wrinkles and saggy skin Loss of natural shine of hair Coughing spells Shortness of breath, even when not exercising Wheezing or gasping More frequent headaches Increased phlegm (mucus) Respiratory illnesses that are worse and happen more often Worse cold and flu symptoms Reduced physical fitness Poor lung growth and function, which increases the risk of COPD later in life

9. Tobacco kills over 163,600 people each year in Pakistan. Almost 31,000 of these are due to passive smoking. Tobacco causes about 16.0% of all male and 4.9% of female deaths. Overall, 10.9% of all deaths are caused by tobacco.

10. Millions of People are exposed to Passive Smoking each day: 72.5% of adults (16.8 million people) at workplaces. 86% of adults visiting restaurants (49.2 million people) 76.2% of adults using public transport.. 37.8% of youth (ages 13-15) in public places 21% of youth in their homes.

11. 2. Environmental Hazards Tobacco products negatively impact and damage our environment. Cigarette butts are toxic waste. Discarded lit cigarettes can cause fires, which can damage homes and land. It is very costly to clean up cigarette waste – a problem that continues to grow every year. It contributes to deforestation, soil degradation and desertification. Cigarette butts cause pollution by being carried, as runoff, to drains and from there to rivers, beaches and oceans. Organic compounds (such as nicotine, pesticide residues and metal) seep from cigarette butts into aquatic ecosystems, becoming acutely toxic to fish and microorganisms.

12. 3. Financial Hazards The economic cost of smoking in Pakistan is Rs 615.07 billion (US$3.85 billion), equal to 1.6% of Pakistan's GDP. In 2019, the economic cost of smoking was about five times greater than the revenue from the tobacco industry. Money spent on tobacco reduces households' spending on food, health, education, housing, and household durables. In Pakistan, tobacco-consuming households spend on average 2.7% of their monthly budget on tobacco. Poor households spend 3.0% of their budget on tobacco. This is more than they spend on education (1.8%)

13. Tobacco use continues to grow in developing countries including in Pakistan due to steady population growth, low prices, lack of awareness about its dangers and aggressive tobacco industry marketing efforts. Youth and women are their main targets .

14. Quitting Smoking There are lots of benefits to giving up smoking. Your health starts to improve almost straight away and you reduce your risk of developing many diseases. You will no longer affect those around you with your second-hand smoke and you'll also save money. Your environment also becomes safer and cleaner. Quitting is hard, followed by some withdrawal symptoms, which last from a few days to a few weeks, but it has many benefits to it. If you can’t withdraw the first time, don’t lose hope or be hard on yourself. Remember, relapses can happen. Studies show that smokers may need about 30 attempts to quit before they are successful. Understand your triggers and make plans to counter them.

15. Implementation The strategies to bring this campaign into action

16. Ways to Spread the Message Celebrating World Tobacco Day in academic institutions all over Pakistan Encouraging people to Donate the amount they save from cigarette spendings to cancer hospitals Organizing interviews and seminars with ex-smokers Educating people about the Dangers of Smoking Banning use of Cigarettes in Schools, Colleges and Public places Encouraging parents to collect fines each time their child smokes and educate them about smoking Arranging Art and Poster competitions Spreading engaging visual messages Offering interactive tobacco-free program for students and regularly evaluating them Making free assistance for quitting available Encouraging people to seek professional help to counter mental illnesses

17. Resources Required Social Media Banners and Posters to show harm of smoking Interviews with ex-smokers Educational Trips Session with a health worker

18. Every year, about 8 million people lose themselves to the addiction of smoking, destroying over 7 million families, polluting the environment, & wasting ab out 1 trillion dollars that could be spent on the welfare of people. It’s high time we take responsibility of our actions. Now is the time to quit & save ourselves and our loved ones. Quit Now Public Service Awareness

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20. References Harmful Effects of Tobacco Infographics on Health and Diseases in Pakistan CDC Vital signs - Adult Smoking; Focusing on People with Mental Illness Cancer-Health Risks of Smoking and SecondHand Smoke American Lung Association-What's in a Cigarette Nicotine Tobacco Fact sheet Tobacco Free-How Smoking Affects Us All Through Environmental Impact Medlineplus -All You Need to Know About Smoking Tobacco Free Kids-How Schools Can Help Students Stay Tobacco-Free Tobacco Free Kids-The Toll of Tobacco in Pakistan Tobacco Economics-The Economic Cost of Tobacco-Induced Diseases in Pakista n Australian Government, Department of Health-How to Quit Smoking

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