Morning News (Peninsula Morning News, 39 Degrees Video Reporter Huang Fengtong) May 31 this year is the 35th “World No Tobacco Day”. A few days ago, the Municipal Health and Welfare Office issued a notice to organize and carry out the “World No Tobacco Day” theme publicity activities in the city. Through the theme publicity and the construction of smoke-free units, it advocates smoking cessation actions and actively creates a smoke-free environment.
According to the “China Smoking Harmful Health Report 2020” jointly released by the National Health Commission and the WHO Representative Office in China, the number of smokers in my country exceeds 300 million, and the smoking rate of people aged 15 and over is 26.6%. , the smoking rate of males is as high as 50.5%. Tobacco kills more than 1 million people in my country every year, and if no effective action is taken, it is expected to increase to 2 million people per year by 2030 and 3 million people per year by 2050. Studies have shown that tobacco smoke contains at least 69 carcinogens, and smoking can lead to respiratory diseases, malignant tumors, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes and other diseases.
The theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day is “Tobacco threatens the environment”. Our city will focus on online and offline publicity activities around the theme of the event. Promote the construction of smoke-free party and government agencies, and intensify work in accordance with relevant requirements to ensure that by the end of 2022, the city’s smoke-free party and government agencies will achieve full coverage. Organize and carry out the activity of “Quitting Smoking – Doctors First”. Carry out a publicity campaign targeting medical workers by means of theme lectures, knowledge contests, and signing of commitments. At the same time, we will implement the system of asking about smoking history at the first consultation, strengthen brief smoking cessation intervention and the construction of smoking cessation clinics, and strengthen brief smoking cessation intervention services. By the end of 2022, smoke-free medical and health institutions will achieve full coverage. Actively carry out the establishment of smoke-free schools. Schools at all levels and various types create a good atmosphere through various activities, publicity boards, electronic screens, etc., to promote teachers and students to develop a healthy smoke-free lifestyle, and jointly maintain a smoke-free campus environment. Actively promote the implementation of the “Dalian Regulations on Smoking Control”, carry out extensive publicity and education work, and actively promote the enforcement of tobacco control regulations.
According to the staff of the Municipal A&H Office, the tobacco control work in our city has been continuously strengthened in recent years and achieved certain results, but the tobacco control situation is still not optimistic. The proportion of the city is still high. In the next step, our city will continue to promote the construction of smoke-free environment such as smoke-free party and government organs, smoke-free schools, smoke-free medical and health institutions, and smoke-free families, and carry out the monitoring of adult tobacco epidemic.
The Municipal Office of Love and Health advocates citizens to quit smoking for the sake of personal and family health. It is never too late to quit smoking, and the benefits of quitting smoking are immediately visible. Those who have difficulty quitting smoking can call the smoking cessation hotline at 12320 and 4008085531 or log in to the WeChat applet of the “China Smoking Cessation Platform” for consultation and get help.