This year the “World No Tobacco Day” (Theme- Tobacco: Threat to Our Environment) was celebrated by Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College at JSS High School Bannimantap. The event was co-ordinated by Dr.Smitha M.C., Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, under the leadership of Dr.Narayana Murthy M.R., Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College. The event was organised between 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm on 31/05/2022 during which awareness was created among 120 high school students.
The program started with the welcome address by Dr.Mythily M.R., Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, followed by the school prayer by high school children and inauguration of the event by watering the plant. This was followed by the Chief guests address wherein, Mr.Shivshakar S.P., Head master, JSS High School, Bannimantap, highlighted on the harmful effects of smoking and how celebrating such health days would help create awareness in the community. This was followed by a talk by Dr.Sunitha, Reader, Public Health Dentistry, JSS Dental College, wherein She highlighted the “Ill-effects of Tobacco and De-addiction”. She elaborately educated the children about the various forms of tobacco consumption, effects of tobacco and smoking on various organs of the body (especially the oral changes causes), de-addition facility available at JSS Dental College, importance of this year’s theme and asked the children to pledge that they would spread this message to their family and neighbors. Following this the Post-Graduates of Community Medicine performed a skit to create awareness on Smoking and De-addiction.
The program ended with the vote of thanks by Dr.Smitha M.C.. The event was also graced by the faculty of Community Medicine department-Dr Sunil Kumar, Dr.Nayanabhai Shahbadi, Dr.Shwethashree, Dr.Amoghashree, Dr.Kavya, Dr.Shwetha Kurkuri and Health worker of Urban Health Centre, Mr.Santhosh, Medico-Social Workers- Mr.Sunil, Mr.Mallikarjun, and Teachers of JSS High School, Bannimantap, Mysore.