Stay away from tobacco and cherish life

When a cigarette is lit and inhaled into the body one by one, do you know that the "goblin" in white is following your respiratory tract and slowly starting its journey through the body? War of plunder. The World Health Organization's proposal to "create a smoke-free environment" is also telling the public that smoking and passive smoking are the largest but preventable risk factors facing human health. This special issue will once again sound the alarm to smokers. For the health of you and those around you, please quit smoking!

Tobacco can cause a variety of diseases and can even cause death due to aggravation of the disease. It has become one of the global public health issues that seriously affects public health. Controlling smoking and preventing diseases have become the common sense of governments around the world. The Chinese government attaches great importance to tobacco control and signed the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which was officially implemented on January 9, 2006 with the approval of the National People's Congress. In order to protect our country's youth from the harm of tobacco, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors" clearly stipulates that "No one is allowed to smoke in classrooms, dormitories, activity rooms or other places where minors are gathered in primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, and nurseries." Smoking and drinking in event venues." In order to fulfill the "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control", implement the relevant requirements of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors", and keep young people away from the harm of tobacco, we are hereby to further strengthen schools at all levels (including those specifically for minors) The following opinions are put forward on tobacco control work (off-campus activity venues)

1. Raise awareness, strengthen leadership, and conscientiously perform tobacco control responsibilities

There are more than 4,000 chemical substances in tobacco smoke, including many toxic and harmful substances , among which more than 40 substances are carcinogenic and nicotine in tobacco is extremely addictive. Once you become addicted to smoking, it is difficult to get rid of it. At present, there are more than 300 million smokers in my country, and as many as 540 million people are harmed by passive smoking, including 180 million children under the age of 15. About 1 million people die from diseases caused by smoking every year. Education, health administrative departments and schools at all levels must fully understand the importance and necessity of strengthening tobacco control in schools, and enhance their sense of responsibility and mission for tobacco control work. It is necessary to further strengthen the organizational leadership of school tobacco control work, incorporate tobacco control work into local education and health work plans, and include it as an important part of school education in the work plan, formulate specific implementation plans and work goals, assign responsibilities to people, and create a smoke-free environment. The tobacco campus is organically integrated with the work of building a civilized campus, optimizing the educational environment, and cultivating talents with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical beauty, and unremitting efforts.

2. Clarify responsibilities, actively cooperate, and jointly promote school tobacco control work

School tobacco control work is not only an important part of education, but also an important part of public health. Education, health and other departments must work together to manage the epidemic. Educational administrative departments in various localities should take the initiative to coordinate with health administrative departments and study and formulate policies, measures and promotion plans for tobacco control in local schools based on local realities. Health administrative departments in various localities should actively cooperate with education administrative departments and schools to carry out tobacco control publicity and education activities, provide technical services and guidance for school tobacco control work, and jointly promote the creation of smoke-free schools. Schools at all levels and types must conscientiously carry out various tobacco control efforts in accordance with relevant national and local laws and regulations and policy requirements on tobacco control, combined with education on students’ daily behavioral norms.

3. Strengthen publicity, improve systems, and strive to create smoke-free schools

1. Strengthen tobacco control publicity and education. Schools at all levels and types should incorporate tobacco control publicity and education into school health education plans, and teach teachers and students about the dangers of tobacco, not to try smoking, and to discourage others from smoking, through classroom teaching, lectures, class meetings, peer education, knowledge competitions, blackboard newspapers and other forms. Say no to second-hand smoke and other core tobacco control knowledge and skills. It is necessary to make full use of the World No Tobacco Day on May 31 every year to carry out centralized tobacco control themed publicity activities to strengthen students' tobacco control knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, and promote students to develop good civilized behaviors and habits. Through "little hands holding big hands" and other forms, students should publicize smoking control knowledge to parents, discourage family members from smoking and avoid passive smoking.

2． Teachers should play an exemplary role in tobacco control. In anti-smoking activities in schools, teachers should set an example and take the lead in quitting smoking. Through their own smoking cessation, they should educate and motivate students to consciously resist the temptation of tobacco. Teachers are not allowed to smoke in front of students, and they must be disrespectful to each other and do not encourage smoking. If students are found smoking, they should dissuade and educate them in time. Schools should actively encourage and help smoking faculty and staff to quit smoking and abandon unhealthy lifestyles.

3． Establish and improve the tobacco control system. Smoking should be completely banned indoors and on campus in secondary vocational schools, primary and secondary schools, and daycare institutions, and smoking should be banned indoors in teaching areas, office areas, libraries and other places of colleges and universities. Eye-catching no-smoking signs should be set up in the main areas of the campuses of all types of schools at all levels. Tobacco advertisements or disguised tobacco advertisements are not allowed to be posted or set up on campus and the sale of tobacco products is prohibited.

4. Strengthen supervision and inspection and strive to achieve the goal of smoke-free schools

Education and health administrative departments in various regions should regard tobacco control as one of the important indicators for evaluating school health work. Schools at all levels and types should regularly conduct inspections on tobacco control work in all departments and classes of the school. Actively encourage and promote schools at all levels and types to carry out activities to create smoke-free schools in accordance with the "Smoke-free School Standards" (see attachment).

World No-Tobacco Day

May 31st is "World No-Tobacco Day". Since the 1950s, a large number of people have observed it around the world. Epidemiological studies have confirmed that smoking is the primary risk factor for lung cancer. In order to draw the international community's attention to the harm of tobacco to human health, the World Health Organization recommended in November 1987 that April 7 of each year be designated as "World No Tobacco Day", and its implementation began in 1988. Since 1989, World No Tobacco Day has been held on May 31 every year.

Origin

Tobacco is a wild plant growing in South America. Initially, the Indians chewed the leaves or made them into cigarettes, burned them and sucked them. Tobacco has been popular around the world for more than 200 years. It was not until the 20th century that humans began to realize the harm of tobacco to humans. In 1977, the American Cancer Society first proposed a publicity and education method to control smoking-No Tobacco Day. On this day, "smoking is harmful to health" propaganda is carried out across the United States to discourage smokers from smoking on that day, and stores stop selling tobacco products for one day. The United States designates the Thursday of the third week of November as its own No Tobacco Day. Since then, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, China and other countries and regions have also successively established no-smoking days.

In November 1987, the United Nations World Health Organization recommended April 7 every year as "World No Tobacco Day", and it was implemented in 1988. But because April 7 is the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, on this day every year, the World Health Organization will propose a theme of health care requirements. In order not to interfere with its health theme, the World Health Organization decided to designate May 31st every year as World No Tobacco Day from 1989, and China also designated this day as China's No Tobacco Day.

Theme

1988: Tobacco or health, please choose.

1989: Women and Tobacco

1990: Teenagers should not smoke

1991: In public places and on public transportation No smoking

1992: No smoking in the workplace

1993: Health authorities and health workers campaign against smoking

1994; Mass media campaign against smoking

1995: Tobacco and the Economy

1996: Smoke-free cultural and sports activities

1997: The United Nations and relevant agencies oppose smoking

1998: Growing up tobacco-free

1999: Quitting smoking.

The slogan is "Give up cigarettes"

2000: Don't use cultural and sports activities to promote tobacco slogan "Smoking is harmful, don't be tempted"

2001: Clean the air, refuse second-hand smoke

2002: Tobacco-free sports - clean competition

2003: Tobacco-free film and television and fashion action

2004: Control smoking and reduce poverty

< p>2005: Health Workers and Tobacco Control

2006: Tobacco devours lives

2007: Creating a smoke-free environment aims to remind the public of the impact of tobacco smoke on passive smokers and Environmental Dangers

2008: Tobacco-Free Youth [Slogan: Ban tobacco advertising and promotion to ensure a smoke-free youth]

2009: Tobacco Health Warnings [Slogan: "Graphic Warning reveals the truth about the harm of smoking"]

2010: Gender and Tobacco - Resisting Marketing Targeted to Women

Worldwide Attention

Smoking now kills people every year The number of people with AIDS and related diseases reaches 5 million, and the annual medical expenses and economic losses exceed 200 billion US dollars. The number of deaths and illnesses caused by tobacco is well documented, but its role in increasing poverty has received less attention. 75% of the world's smokers are in developing countries, and their household expenditures on buying cigarettes are usually very high, wasting limited household resources that should be used for necessary expenses such as nutrition and education. Tobacco cultivation also harms the environment. Tobacco crops rob soil nutrients, the chemical fertilizers and pesticides used cause pollution, and flue-curing tobacco consumes a lot of forest resources. The latest research shows that nearly 5% of deforestation in tobacco-growing countries is related to tobacco processing.

"Framework Convention on Tobacco Control"

Tobacco issues have attracted more and more attention from countries around the world. On May 21, 2003, at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, 192 member states of the World Health Organization unanimously adopted the first global treaty to restrict tobacco, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. — FCTC), provides a legal framework for controlling tobacco harm and safeguarding human health globally. The Convention requires that countries should at least prohibit misleading tobacco advertising in legal form, prohibit or restrict international events and tobacco promotions sponsored by tobacco manufacturers, suppress tobacco smuggling, prohibit the sale of cigarettes to minors, and use 30% on cigarette packages. 50% of the area should be marked with warnings that "smoking is harmful to health", and the use of deceptive words such as "low tar" and "light" is prohibited.

On February 27, 2005, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control officially entered into force. It is the first legally binding international public health treaty reached under the auspices of the World Health Organization and the first worldwide multilateral agreement on tobacco. As of July 2007, there were 148 Parties, covering more than 80% of the world's population. 145 States Parties have ratified the Convention into force. In November 2003, China became the 77th signatory to the Convention. In August 2005, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to ratify the Convention, and in October the instrument of ratification was formally deposited with the United Nations.

After the Convention enters into force, each party must strictly abide by the provisions of the Convention: increasing tobacco prices and taxes, banning tobacco advertising, banning or restricting tobacco manufacturers from sponsoring activities, combating tobacco smuggling, and prohibiting sales to minors. People sell cigarettes, put warnings on cigarette boxes that "smoking is harmful to health", and take measures to reduce passive smoking in public places.

Advocate for a 100% ban on advertising, sponsorship and promotion of tobacco products

Only 5% of the world’s people live in countries with a complete ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Children live in countries that do not restrict the free sale of tobacco products. Since tobacco advertising can be redirected to other promotional media, the impact of partial bans on demand for tobacco products is very small or almost zero. One of the most effective ways a country can protect the health of its people is to ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Only a comprehensive and complete ban can reduce the consumption of tobacco products. National studies have found that after tobacco advertising was banned, tobacco product consumption dropped by as much as 16% compared to before the ban.

Tobacco industry advertising and promotions can tempt young people to smoke. Once teenagers try tobacco, a highly addictive product, they can easily develop lifelong tobacco dependence. A broad ban on tobacco advertising and promotion and an end to tobacco industry sponsorship of any events or activities are extremely effective ways to protect young people from trying tobacco. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control also specifically requires each party to comprehensively ban tobacco advertising and promotion activities within 5 years of the Convention entering into force.

Smoke-free schools

Creating a good smoke-free environment for young students and educating students not to smoke is not only beneficial to the development of students' physical and mental health, but also to the enhancement of the national constitution and the overall The improvement of population health and the establishment of good social trends have far-reaching strategic significance. To this end, we advocate that all faculty and staff actively participate in the activity of "creating a smoke-free school". School leaders take the lead in setting an example not to smoke. Smoking is strictly prohibited in the school's classrooms, laboratories, libraries, conference rooms, offices and other public places. There are no smoking utensils anywhere in the school, and no cigarettes are offered to visitors. Actively publicize the scientific knowledge that smoking is harmful to health, advocate and create a good atmosphere in which students actively persuade parents and teachers to quit smoking, and incorporate smoking bans into the track of spiritual civilization construction.

The dangers of cigarettes

Relevant medical research shows that smoking is a behavioral hazard factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other diseases. Smoking has become the second most common cause of high blood pressure. The second largest killer in the world. According to statistics, 5 million people worldwide die from smoking-related diseases every year. If left unchecked, this number will reach 10 million by 2020. Some data show that the incidence of lung cancer in long-term smokers is 10 to 20 times higher than that of non-smokers, the incidence of laryngeal cancer is 6 to 10 times higher, the incidence of coronary heart disease is 2 to 3 times higher, and the incidence of circulatory system is 3 times higher. The incidence rate of tracheal type is 2 to 8 times higher. Passive smoking is more harmful. An average of 1 hour of passive smoking per day is enough to damage arteries. Some women who live with smokers are 6 times more likely to develop lung cancer than ordinary people. Smoking is also one of the important factors causing many chronic diseases. In 2000, the number of deaths caused by smoking in China was nearly 1 million, exceeding the number of deaths caused by AIDS, tuberculosis, traffic accidents and suicide combined, accounting for 12% of all deaths. Without control measures, this proportion is expected to rise to 33% and the death toll to reach 2 million by 2020, half of whom will die between the ages of 35 and 64.

Currently, there are 1.3 billion smokers in the world, 900 million of whom are in developing countries. The number of smokers, especially young smokers, is increasing. China is a major producer and consumer of tobacco, accounting for more than one-third of the world's production and consumption. There are currently about 350 million smokers in China, with the male smoking rate being 66% and the female smoking rate being 3.08%. Moreover, smokers in China are becoming younger, with the number of teenagers smoking reaching 50 million. The survey also shows that the main victims of passive smoking in China are women and children. Although they do not smoke themselves, they are often harmed by others' smoking at home and in public places. 55% of women over 15 years old are exposed to the dangers of passive smoking every day. Children's passive smoking situation is more serious due to their lack of self-protection ability. In schools, the smoking rate of male teachers is as high as 48.4%, which not only has adverse effects on children and adolescents, but also makes smoking control in schools more difficult.

Although the tobacco industry has always claimed that this industry can bring employment and tax revenue and make a great contribution to the world economy, according to data provided by the World Health Organization, the tobacco industry’s contribution to the economy is far from offset. Losses caused by household expenses, public health, the environment and the national economy. Therefore, the World Health Organization lists the tobacco epidemic as the most serious public health problem in the world as a key control area. In May 2003, at the World Health Assembly held in Geneva, 192 member states of the World Health Organization unanimously adopted the first global treaty to restrict tobacco, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. In order to control the harm of tobacco globally,* **Provides a legal framework while safeguarding human health.

Controlling the harm of tobacco is a long-term, arduous and complex public health issue. Therefore, the World Health Organization's proposal to "create a smoke-free environment" is also telling the public that smoking and passive smoking are the largest but preventable risk factors facing human health. The public has asked for clean air without tobacco smoke pollution. Air rights.

Only by "creating and enjoying a 100% smoke-free environment" can people be better protected from the harm of tobacco smoke.