World No Tobacco Day -2009
May 30, 2009 at 1:07 pm | In Health, Health care, Risk Factors, Smoking, WHO | 1 CommentTags: ban, tobacco.health warning
World No Tobaco Day is May 31,2009
This year’s theme: Tobacco Health Warnings’
Warnings on packaging are effective in communicating the dangers of tobacco use. The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed this and has made the theme for 2009. Read More on this theme
Some facts:
- There are more than1 billion smokers in the world
- Tobacco kills more than 1/2 of its users
- Tobacco use is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths
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June 7, 2008 at 7:29 pm | In Health, Health Information, Health Promotion, Risk Factors, Smoking, WHO | Leave a CommentTags: ban, Health, Smoking
World Tobacco day was May 31. This was celebrated by WHO. It called for a ban on all tobacco promotion and advertising.
Does this include displaying tobacco products for sale at the vendor? May be they should be left behind the counter, hidden until asked.
The tobacco industry is a multimillion dollar industry, so there are reasons for many to keep the sales up.
I think non smokng products and services should be applauded and promoted at the same time.
May be at a next World No Tobacco day advertising and promoting these would be funded.
The website superhealthe. com is promoting health. We will be supporting Quit Smoking programs. I am writing on health Topics for public education and awareness.
Articles on smoking will be one of them.
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