KOHIMA: A campaign titled – “Tobacco-Free Schools to Tobacco-Free Homes” – had been launched in the Northeast state of Nagaland.
The campaign was launched by the Nagaland health and family welfare department on Friday (April 14).
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The campaign was launched in Nagaland with the aim of school students spreading awareness on ill-effects of tobacco.
According to this initiative, the school students will spread awareness among their parents and siblings about the dangers of tobacco use.
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To be eligible for a Tobacco-free home badge, a checklist is given to students, which needs to be followed at their homes.
“If every student of tobacco free schools takes part in this campaign, there is a huge potential to transform thousands of homes,” Commissioner and secretary of Nagaland health and family welfare department Y Kiheto Sema said.
It may be mentioned here that 356 schools out of the 2684 government and private schools in Nagaland have been declared tobacco free institutions.