Category: Tobacco Marshal

The popular course is part of SAVE the Youth campaign to #knowtoabcco to empower the person with knowledge to be able to influence people to create public outrage against tobacco.

ICanCaRe – Brasscity Sahodaya Complex Moradabad

Fostering Collaboration to SAVE the youth – Tobacco MARSHAL  26th November 2022

CBSE and ICSE School Principals and Coordinators meeting

A motivational meet to promote the SAVE the youth campaign in CBSE schools was organized with the Principals and Coordinators of the CBSE and ICSE School of Moradabad Brasscity Sahodaya Complex at Police Modern School, Moradabad.

Mrs. G Kumar patron of Sahodaya Complex inaugurated the seminar and emphasized the need of educating the children and parents about being aware of tobacco and drugs.

The seminar was arranged by Dr. Shashi Sharma, Principal of Gandhi Nagar Public School, and Mrs. Jyoti Singh, Principal of Modern Police School, Moradabad.

The team from ICanCaRe led by Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch., Director MAX Super-specialty Hospital, Delhi, and represented by Dr. Manisha Pandey, Dr. Neeta Kumar, and Mrs. Sonal Bhatia leaders and promoters of Tobacco MARSHAL conducted the seminar.

Promoting SAVE the YOUTH Dr. Pawan Gupta emphasized that,  every teacher of the school should be empowered with knowledge about tobacco and its nuisances. A Sustained effort around the year would be more effective than intermittent programs to make an impression on the minds of young people. This is possible by training teachers as tobacco Marshals.

Dr. Manisha Pandey said, “Young impressionable minds when motivated would have a self-effect and also change the society because when they leave the campus they would take the learning with them.”

The vision of Dr. Pawan Gupta to have the much-needed empowered tobacco MARSHAL in every school was very much welcomed by all the attending Principals and Coordinators present in the seminar to make the future of students secure and respectable.

61 participated in the seminar.

Mrs. Sonal Bhatia, the leader of Tobacco MARSHAL, feels that women are the worst sufferers due to tobacco use in society. She successfully made 1000 women tobacco MARSHALs in 5 months, of which 550 girls from villages were trained as MINI Tobacco MARSHALs.

The most important focus of the session was how to handle a person who is taking tobacco- the conversation that needs to follow with the person engages and guides them towards making him tobacco-free.

Emphasis was also on protecting self and family, especially daughters so that they do not end up with a tobacco user who torment them for their entire life.

Tobacco MARSHALS – they have a major role as influencers and are essential for tobacco control

  • SAVE youth initiation (BE SMART DO NOT START)
  • Encourage cessation (WIN OVER TOBACCO IS EASY)
  • Increase negative attitudes toward tobacco use (BE CAREFUL AND FEARFUL)
  • Chota Dhana – Identify early lesions of the Oral Cavity
  • Induct more people to support the cause (CAPACITY BUILDING)
  • Increase support for policy change (CREATE TOBACCO-FREE ZONES)

Tobacco MARSHAL is the need in every school against the most dreaded disease in the WORLD.

With the presence of TOBACCO MARSHAL on the campus, it is going to be a major ripple effect at campus and outside the campus.

Dr. Neeta Kumar, Senior Scientist ICMR did some much-needed relaxation exercises and practical intervention. Suggested some surveys that can be done.

The program was a collaborative program by ICanCaRe with I CAN WIN FOUNDATION and Fluoride Fellowship Inc (USA) supported by MAX Patparganj.

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KIET Institute at Muradnagar, Becomes the first Institute in India to launch TOBACCO MARSHALs in Campus

EK PRAYASS to SAVE the YOUTH from TOBACCO OUTRAGE

TRAINING OF TOBACCO MARSHAL – 14th November 2022

In another first, KIET is now the first technical Institute in the Country to train and to have TOBACCO MARSHALs on the campus.

The management of the Institute recognizes the fact that tobacco is destroying the youth and their future, this issue has to be addressed and inculcated into the minds of all the youths joining technical Institutions from the beginning. For this purpose, the KIET group of Institutions has partnered with ICanCaRe to enforce a tobacco-free zone at KIET.

KIET now has many firsts when it comes to TOBACCO Control

  1. First Tobacco MARSHAL of India – Dr. Pravesh Singh
  2. First Institute to launch a Club specifically for tobacco control – EK PRAYASS club
  3. First Institute to train faculty as TOBACCO MARSHAL – training held on campus on 12th November 2022. (https://blog.icancare.in/2022/11/13/icancare-kiet-tobacco-marshal-training-program/)
  4. First Institute under AKTU to initiate TOBACCO Sensitization during Induction program for the first year with VC as Chief Guest.

In the words of the Director, Dr. A. Garg – “Youths are the future of tomorrow, their health is of prime importance in the Country. Tobacco is the biggest killer of the present era, unknowingly students get into this vice. We at KIET wish to create awareness as part of the SAVE the youth campaign. With Tobacco MARSHAL on the campus, it is going to make a difference in society.”

Dr. Pawan Gupta founder of ICanCaRe “TOBACCO MARSHALs are a deterrent against tobacco use on the campus. Tobacco control is a program in the continuum, it has to be persistent efforts and not a once-a-year program.”

Mrs. Sonal Bhatia the women leader for SAVE the youth campaign – “TOBACCO MARSHALs are the influencers in society, they are the SAVIOURS. It is a prestige and a recognition of personal social responsibility.” Sonal Bhatia is an Association Council member of the World’s Largest Women’s Organization – INNER WHEEL Club. She says, “Women are the biggest sufferer due to tobacco – health, social, financial, sexual, and family life is destroyed due to tobacco use by spouses. Every woman should be a TOBACCO MARSHAL”.

Dr. Reena Kumar, Academic Director of ICanCaRe warned – “BE CAREFUL and FEARFUL of the tobacco users around you, BE SMART and DO NOT START, EMPOWER yourself as TOBACCO MARSHALs. SAVE yourself and save others. It is so much welcome to have tobacco MARSHAL at KIET and it will set an example for other Institutes of the University.”

Dr. Rakesh Gupta, President Sipher, talked about being careful for new gadgets like e-cigarettes which are enticing the youth. They are banned in India and severe punishments are in force under the PECA law.

Dr. Pawan Gupta suggested the following as mentioned in his book – “HOW TO MAKE A INSTITUTION TOBACCO FREE” and ICanCaRe as a complete solution provider for TOBACCO Control and Cessation-

  1. TOBACCO MARSHALs on the campus
  2.  The book – Be SMART DO NOT START is made available to everyone
  3. APP – ICanCaRe free download for all
  4. Making ORAL CARE and TOBACCO knowledge hub available in the medical department, and an annual check-up made compulsory for each student and faculty.
  5.  A rolling trophy under the aegis of AKTU for all the technical colleges under the university.

ICanCaRe five-point pledge sums it all up for the present and the future:

  • Refuse to take tobacco
  • Refuse to be a friend of tobacco user
  • Refuse to marry a tobacco user
  • Refuse to employ a tobacco user
  • Refuse to work with a tobacco user

Honorable Vice-Chancellor of AKTU – Dr. Pradeep Kumar Mishra – was highly appreciative of the steps taken by the KIET group of Institutions to SAVE the youth. This is the right way for the betterment of self and society”. He lent his support to the cause and encouraged other Institutes also to go ahead with this program.

Prof. Dr. O.P.Singh, Dean of Student Welfare, thanked all the participants and speakers for the well-conducted scientific program.

The program was well organized by – Dr. Pravesh Singh, Chairman Ek PRAYASS, and her team.

Moderated by Arunita Mukhopadhya, and Sugandha Singh.

#icancare #icancareacademy #tobaccomarshal #pawangupta #sonalbhatia #kietgroup #praveshsingh #AKTU

 

 

Inner Wheel District 307 Kick Starts SAVE The Youth Campaign

EMPOWERING WITH KNOWLEDGE, COLLABORATING TO ENHANCE THE REACH with this in mind Dr. Satinder Nijjar led this meeting as the Chairman, involving all the club Presidents of her district. Tobacco is bad it is general knowledge now, but knowing about it deeply increases the power to convince others. Collaborating and piggybacking on experts can enhance our reach. Empowering so that one can in turn reach out to the masses is the way forward to controlling this dreaded disease.

Mrs. Sonal Bhatia Inner Wheel AC member who achieved the feat of 1000 tobacco Marshals during her tenure as DC of district 310 in 2021-22 showcased her achievement, and the enthusiastic response of presidents to get involved in SAVE the Youth campaign and become tobacco MARSHALs themselves.

The tobacco MARSHAL of 310 have extensively worked in society and conducted numerous programs themselves in their own unique way in their local area that including rallies, painting competitions, school programs, etc.

MIME and Poster making competition was showcased on the 29th of MAY 2022, followed by the National Debate on IMPACT OF WOMEN AS TOBACCO MARSHAL had national dignitaries grace the occasion had laid the foundation and deeper understanding of how to create impacts at the grass root levels. The Training of rural girls NCC cadets as MINI – TOBACCO MARSHAL and Teachers was one such step towards this goal.  But this is just a drop in the large ocean. The tobacco mafia with its willful clever surrogate advertisement is sending cues to the young minds and every day 5500 youths in India are inducted into this net of tobacco use. To control these more people have to rise against this TAMBAKU – ASUR and women are the ones who can do it. With this in mind, Mrs. Sonal Bhatia has raised her bar and intends to create 10000 TOBACCO MARSHAL amongst her inner wheel sisters.

Chief Guest, *Dr. Surjit Kaur*, Inner Wheel Association President and National Representative, herself a doctor said that the health of women should be the priority, a healthy-women means a healthy family, healthy generations, and a healthy society. Tobacco is a national Disaster causing deaths across all ages, all communities, and all social strata. It causes harm not only to the self but to the family, spouse, colleagues, and entire community. She congratulated Mrs. Sonal and Mrs. Satinder to take up this issue at a larger level. She was also really happy to get involved with ICanCaRe as they have the readymade program to escalate the same quickly at the higher level. As the President and National Representative for the Inner Wheel Club, she extended her full support for the program and urged Sonal to introduce the same in other districts as well.

Chief Speaker, *Dr. Pawan Gupta* M.Ch. Director Cancer Surgeon MAX and Founder ICanCaRe said that women are the most affected due to tobacco use in society. Women spite not consuming tobacco exposed to tobacco she is affected at the home, workplace, or even in the community. The effect is – health, social, financial, and much more. Women are the savior of their families, and the next generation as well. If she is empowered with the knowledge she gains the decision and intervention power. It is pertinent that women should rise against this product of MASS destruction. Stronger Women Make a Stronger World.

The inner wheel will rise as the main force in to fight against tobacco. Becoming Tobacco MARSHAL is a step towards this reckoning.

Sonal said she totally believes that inner wheel sisters will be the change makers for this cause and she would look forward to making 10000 Tobacco Marshals and urged all present to partner for this.

All the 140 participants enthusiastically looked forward to becoming tobacco marshals and contributing their bit to society.

To a question whether IW members should call doctors for school programs, Dr. Pawan Gupta said that once trained tobacco MARSHALs will themselves independently conduct school sensitization programs and ICanCaRe would equip them with all the necessary materials.

District Chairman from other districts also participated actively they were DC Leena Chandwani 315, DC Renu Agarwal 311, DC Rita Jha -District 325, DC Dr. P Shri Madhavi Devi, National Editor Veena Swamy 21-22. They support Sonal Bhatia to achieve a goal of 10000 Tobacco MARSHALs and work actively in their districts.

District Secretary Mrs. Manmohan Suri, read the Vote of thanks and Dr. Satinder thanked everyone and concluded the meeting.

Master Of Ceremony, *Mrs. Shruti Agrawal*, MBA, CSO ICanCaRe was praised for her apt conduct of the program.