Vienna, Austria
31 May 2006
Treffen der bürgerinitiative für ein rauchverbot
Event description: Members of the citizens' initiative in support of a general smoking ban are meeting to discuss future strategies and agree on how best to approach the media. Founding members of the initiative for a smoking ban at universities (rauchfreistudieren) will be reporting on their campaigns, and members of the initiative will be exchanging experiences and agreeing on future meetings.
The event will be followed by a buffet. Children are welcome.
Start: 17.30 Contact: Fiona Salter-Townshend
Web site: http://www.generellesrauchverbot.at
Online petitions
Vienna, Austria
31 May 2006
Student Initiative for smoke free universities, schools and workplaces
Event description: A website/forum has been created to support the idea of smoke free universities, schools and workplaces in Austria. There is a ban on smoking in public buildings since 1/1/2005, but this ban has not been implemented at all universities, schools and workplaces. Additionally, the law does not provide for sanctions or fines for smokers, and pubs and restaurants are excluded from the ban. Contact: S. Khatib
Web site: http://www.rauchfreistudieren.at
Belgium
Smoking Causes Blindness
Brussels, Belgium
30 May 2006
AMD Alliance Event description: We will be holding 2 events in the parliament -an information seminar hosted by Liz Lynne MEP and a reception hosted by Richard Howitt MEP - as well as a press briefing to highlight the link between smoking and blindness. Contact: Catrin Roberts
Czech Republic
10th Ascent of the Snezka Mountain
Czech Republic
31 May 2006
National Institute of Public Health Event description: On the occasion of the WNTD, the NIPH organizes since 1997 the ascent of Snezka, the highest Czech mountain, as a symbol of pure air for all. This action is a good opportunity for different collaborating institutions, including non-profit organizations, to form coalitions. Furthermore, this action markedly arouses increasing interest of mass-media and thus helps to diffuse the health message among the public and to increase the general awareness of harmful effects of smoking.
Contact: Hana Sovinova
Web site: www.szu.cz/drogy/taz2006/plakat.pdf
Press conference
30 May 2006
Czech Medical Association + WHOLO CR
Event description: At the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day there was a press conference in Prague, Czech Republic on May, 30th, organized by the Czech Medical Association (CzMA) and the WHOLO in Prague.
Prof. Jaroslav Blahos, head of the CzMA, welcomed participants and listed the support of the CzMA to tobacco control, including the recent request of the World Medical Association asking health professionals to set a nonsmoking example.
Mrs. Alena Steflova,MD, WHO liaison officer in the Czech Republic, introduced the WNTD 2006, its headline and health impact of different tobacco products. Also, she mentioned the history of World No Tobacco Day and the attention that WHO pays to this event.
Canada was introduced as an example of leading country in tobacco control. The Ambassador of Canada in the Czech Republic, Mr. Bruce Jutzi, mentioned differences between smoke-free environment in Canada and smoky restaurants in Prague. He was supported by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Jutzi, who worked for Smoke Free Ottawa and who described the long process of Canada going smoke free, and other aspects of tobacco control.
The evaluation of tobacco control according a the new scale, published in current issue of the Journal of Tobacco Control (impact factor 3.2), was introduced by Eva Kralikova,MD, who works for the Working Group for the Prevention and Treatment of Tobacco Control at the CzMA. All six categories included into this scale (tobacco product taxes and prices, smoke-free environment, public information level, ad ban, health warnings, and treatment) would be close to maximum in the case of Canada, compared to the Czech Republic, which reached just 38 points from 100 according to the status in 2005. Contact: Eva Kralikova
France
More than 150 smokefree restaurants in France in just one click
Paris, France
31 May 2006 Event description: A webpage has been created to advertise restaurants that have decided to make the switch to a smokefree place. This decision is not so easy so we wanted to help for free the restaurants' owners by putting a direct link to their website on our homepage. Contact: Ferrieres Thierry, tferrieres@yahoo.fr Web site: www.smokefreerestaurantswebpage.com
Journée mondiale sans Tabac
Amiens, France
31 Mai 2006
University of Picardie Jules Verne Event description: Journée de sensibilisation aux risques du tabac. Promotion du réseau "Université Sans Tabac". Stand exposition sur deux sites pôle cathédrale et campus universitaire. Contact: Heduin
Web site: www.u-picardie.fr
Journée mondiale sans tabac
Nantes, France
31 May 2006
Ligue contre le cancer Event description: Rencontres avec le public sur la manipulation des cigarettiers Contact: Valerie Guitet
Web site: www.ligue-cancer.net
Conférence tabac et santé
Lyon, France
31 May 2006
Réseau de cancérologie concorde Event description: Conférence grand public sur les thèmes : Dépendance au tabac - S'arrêter de fumer - Lieux publics et tabac - industries du tabac
Grand réfectoire - Hôpital de l'Hôtel Dieu 69002 Lyon - de 18 à 20h30 Contact:: Marie-Agnes Faure
Web site: www.reseau-concorde.org
Journée mondiale sans tabac
31 May 2006
GHSR Event description: Journée de sensibilisation aux méfaits du tabac destiné au public du centre hospitalier de Saint-pierre avec : exposition sur le thème, analyse par co-testeur pour tous, visite WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY sur le web. Contact: AUBIN Jean-Paul
Tobacco free Ardèche
Ardèche, France
31 May 2006
French league against cancer dept Ardeche Event description: Information and meeting with professionals in hospitals to help people stop tobacco use. Partnership with restaurants, prizes and meals to win for people visiting us. Contact: GROBERT Mathilde, cd07@ligue-cancer.net
World No Tobacco Day - Journée mondiale sans tabac
Tahiti, France
31 May 2006
Ministère de la Santé en Polynésie française Event description: Diverses manifestations et consultations gratuites.
Opération : "Vos cigarettes contre des Tiare Tahiti" - "Exchange your cigarettes against flowers"
Web site: www.sante.gov.pf/articles.php?id=2196
Journée mondiale
Saint André,France
29 May 2006
Comité départemental contre le tabagisme de la Réunion Event description: Manifestation devant la mairie de Saint André.
Nous allons à la rencontre de la population pour leur expliquer les méfaits et les dangers du tabac.
Nous avons un stand avec distribution de dépliants, une exposition et des informations directes aux publics. Nous réalisons cette journée en partenariat avec la mairie, la sécurité sociale.
Nous sommes à la Réunion, petite île au milieu de l'océan indien. Contact: Nougarou Philippe
Word No Tobacco Day - Documents and posters diffusion
Paris, France
31 May 2006
Le kiosque info sida toxicomanie
Event description: Documents and posters diffusion Contact: Brothier
Web site: http://www.lekiosque.org
World Journey Without Tobacco
Lycée professionnel Jean Moulin, 1Bd Marcel Cachin 13110 Port de Bouc, France
31 May 2006
Gestciv
Event description: For this World No Tobacco Day we are drawing pictures about tobacco diseases and distributing information for our teachers and school mates. Contact: 2MSMA students
Web site: http://gesteciv@voila.fr
Parcours du souffle
Hôpital Melun, France
31 May 2006
Centre Hospitalier Marc Jacquet
Event description: Course relais 4x400 m organisé pour le personnel hospitalier fumeur et non-fumeur Contact: BALEDENS Dominique
Web site: http://www.ch-melun.fr
Cérémonie de remise des prix du concours Classes Non Fumeurs
Puteaux, France
31 May 2006
Classes Non Fumeurs
Event description: Cérémonie de remise des prix du concours Classes Non Fumeurs. Les classes lauréates du concours ont été invitées à Paris, à la cité des sciences de la villette. Mr Xavier Bertrand, Ministre de la Santé, était notre invité et a bien voulu répondre aux questions des enfants. Contact: Andre Loïc
Web site: http://www.classesnonfumeurs.org
Germany
Launch of "Tobacco or Oral Health" in Portuguese
31 May 2006
FDI World Dental Federation Event description: The FDI/WHO publication "Tobacco or Oral Health - an advocacy guide for oral health professionals" will be launched on a Portuguese translation initiated by the Portuguese Dental Association. The publication is available in English on the FDI website Contact: Dr Habib Benzian
Web site: www.fdiworldental.org/public_health/5_5advocacy.html
Press-Event
Berlin, Germany
29 May 2006
German CANCER AID Event description: Press conference to launch the German activities for WNTD 2006.
In the focus: The topic of this year's WNTD and the promotion of a smoke free soccer World Cup 2006 in Germany Contact: Jan F. Turner
Web site: www.weltnichtrauchertag.de
Greece
No Tobacco Day
Athens, Greece
31 May 2006
Polykliniki hospital Event description: WHO day against smoking Contact: Peter Avgerinos
Italy
VIII National Conference on Tobacco Control and Italian Health Policies
Rome, Italy
31 May 2006
Istituto Superiore Di Sanità Event description: In the VIII edition, several important matters will be treated such as Italian health policies on tobacco control; smoking prevention and smokers treatment; tobacco diseases and smoking cessation benefits; The mild project: lung cancer diagnosis prevention; guidelines for smoking cessation treatment; drug addiction treatment; the role of scientific societies; watch committee activity of consumers associations and finally the national report on smoking 2005 will be presented. Contact: D.ssa Donatella Mattioli
Web site: www.iss.it/ofad (see the section "Appuntamenti")
Intensive quit smoking course
Ospedale Montecchio Maggiore,Italy
29 May - 05 June 2006
ULSS 5 "ovestvicentino" Event description: In 5 consecutive evenings, health professionals including health educators, doctor and nutritionist motivate smokers to quit. Contact: Dependencies Department ULSS 5
Ireland
Deadly in any form or disguise (Tobacco)- Supporting the WHO World No Tobacco Day
Letterkenny Co.Donegal,Ireland
31 May 2006
Smoking Cessation Service, Donegal Event description: Sharing of information through dialogue, leaflets, posters, testing CO levels, offering of free 1:1 support programmed at one of our 15 clinics Contact: Elaine Robinson
Web site: http://nwhb.ie
Luxembourg
Rauchfreitag
31 May 2006
Projet d`établissement group Event description: We will spend 1-2 hours with our pupils to inform and make them more conscious about the problems of smoking. There will be no callowness to smoke this day in our school. We will offer alternatives to spend time to get information from internet, discover some new sport or eat healthy fruits, etc. Contact: Prote
Web site: www.ltps.lu
ZithaKlinik-hôpital sans tabac
31 May 2006
ZithaKlinik Event description: Exposition qui a pour objectif de mettre l'accent sur le rôle décisif joué par tous les professionnels de santé dans la lutte antitabac, sensibilisation des patients et du large public, deux conférences animées par Dr Schneider, pneumologue et Dr Cloos, psychiatre:
-Le Tabagisme: 6000 décès en 10 ans au Luxembourg. Cela suffit!
-Arrêter de fumer-pourquoi et comment? Contact: Ruffini Fabienne
Web site: www.zitha.lu
Portugal
O S. Marcos contra o Tabaco
Braga, Portugal
29 May - 2 June 2006
Hospital de São Marcos Event description: We are going to make a week of activities to celebrate the day and to formalize the prohibition of smoke inside the Hospital Contact: Silvia Oliveira, enf.silviaoliveira@iol.pt
Colóquio - dia mundial sem tabaco - 2006
Silves Algarve, Portugal
31 May 2006
Administração regional de saúde do Algarve Event description: Round table world no tobacco day 2006
A Criança e as Doenças do Tobacco
A Mulher e as Doenças do Tabaco
O Pulmão do Fumador
O Coração do Fumador Contact: Malin Löfrgen
Web site: www.arsalgarve.min-saude.pt
Breathing deep
Lisbon, Portugal
31 May 2006
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa - Tobacco Prevention Group
Event description: Pulmonary function tests and carbon monoxide measurement targeed to hospital staff, patients, visitors. Health professionals will provide leaflets and other material, as well as information about the benefits of quitting tobacco use. Contact: Dina Matias
Romania
No Smoking Carnival
Iasi, Romania
28 May 2006
Public health direction - Health promotion department
Event description: Today the city of Iasi, situated in the North of Romania, organized the No Smoking Carnival. It was a very beautiful demonstration about tobacco. At this demonstration many schools took part with their kids and in the same time a lot of universities. This carnival was a really good one because we have as participants more than 400 people. Contact: Mardare Daniel Costantin
Serbia and Montenegro
Svetski dan bez duvanskog dima 2006 na fakultetima
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
31 May 2006
Union of anticancer societies of vojvodina Contact: Dragan Spiridonov
Web site: www.vojvodina-cancer.org.yu
High noon clash with tobacco
Sombor,Serbia and Montenegro
31 May 2006
Center for preventive health services - Sombor Event description: All primary and secondary school pupils in Sombor have been invited by their school boards to gather at noon, on the World No Tobacco Day, in the town center. They will show up carrying banners with messages against tobacco use. The best message created by an individual student will be selected, as well as messages created by a group of students attending one particular school. The best message will be used in the following one-year period, in the activities organized by the Center for Preventive Health Services - Sombor, as well as those organized by the Smoking Cessation Counseling Unit. The school whose students have come up with the best selection of messages will be granted a symbolic award. Contact: Sandra Martinovic, MD
Say no to tobacco
Paracin Cuprija, Serbia and Montenegro
31 May 2006
Rotaract club Morava - Cuprija Event description: We intend to promote your poster for this year World No Tobacco Day by placing them on two great billboards in our two little towns. The messages on the poster will be translated in our language so all will know. Beside them, we will put a word on our local TV and radio station as well promoting than cause and event and meet the locals with the WHO. Contact: Milos Mitic
Spain
Sesión grupal de hipnosis para dejar de fumar
Barcelona, Spain
31 May 2006
Método Rowshan para dejar de fumar Event description: Con motivo del Día Mundial Sin Tabaco, el Método Rowshan organizará una sesión multitudinaria en Barcelona para dejar de fumar. Bajo el lema “Deja de fumar: Una vida mejor para todos”, se desarrollará una campaña de sensibilización social cuyos beneficios se destinarán en su totalidad a la organización sin afán de lucro "Amigos de los Mayores". Contact: Método Rowshan
Web site: www.metodorowshan.com
Dia Mundial Sense Tabac
Barcelona, Spain
31 May 2006
Hospital Sant Bernabé Event description: Information point in the city center, testing of exhaled CO and pulmonary function. Contact: Òscar Bernadich
Día Mundial sen Tabaco
Muros, Spain
31 May 2006
Plan Comarcal de Drogodependencias Noia-Muros Event description: Realización de un dríptico especialmente diseñado para el Día Mundial Sin Tabaco, que consiste en una serie de consejos para dejar de fumar incidiendo en los beneficios y animando a aquellas personas que deseen dejar el tabaco que lo hagan. Para lo cual tiene una parte con el Tes. de Fragerström, en el cual analizan la dependencia del tabaco. La parte final consta de una guía de recursos a donde acudir para dejar de fumar. Contact: David Saavedra Pino
Help - for a life without tobacco
Plaza de Santa Ana. Madrid, Spain
31 May 2006
European Union (DG Sanco)
Event description: As part of this European Union campaign, staff at a kiosk will offer information to the citizens and the opportunity to measure the level of carbon monoxide (CO) in their lungs. Contact: Cristina Rodríguez
Web site: http://www.help-eu.com
Press conference
Paseo del Prado 18-20, Madrid, Spain
28 May 2006
Ministry Of Health and Consumer Affairs
Event description: Press conference of the Spanish Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs about World No Tobacco Day 2006, with the participation of scientific organizations. Press release and dossier to the journalists with information about the main WHO messages for this day, and with the first results of the Spanish law against tobacco in its fifth month of application. Contact: Press Office
Web site: http://www.msc.es
Día Mundial sin Tabaco 2006
Barcelona, Spain
31 May 2006
Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer-Junta de Barcelona
Event description: Distribution of brochures on the streets, exchange of cigarettes for lollipops. Informative conferences. Contact: Pilar O'Kelly
Web site: http://gesteciv@voila.fr
Sweden
Celebrating one-year smoke-free in Sweden
Various municipalities in Sweden
31 May 2006
Swedish association of local authorities and regions
Event description: Many local organizations are organizing local World No Tobacco Day events including celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the smoking ban. Visit www.skl.se for details on the 31st of May.
Web site: http://skl.se
World No Tobacco Day Events
All over Sweden
31 May 2006
Swedish network for smoking prevention
Event description: Members of the Swedish Network for Tobacco Prevention have prepared for World No Tobacco Day by conducting the following activities: creating a poster in Swedish, issuing a national media release and promoting the event on www.tobaksfakta.org.
Web site: http://www.tobaksfakta.org
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The No Tobacco Day Conference
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
31 May 2006 Event description:The conference will be organized related
to continuous doctoral education and licensed by Macedonian doctoral chamber.
The World No Tobacco Day conference will be focused on primary prevention on PHC level.
The key points are actual health system reforms and perspectives of health promotion and NCD prevention through healthier lifestyle, including smoking cessation. Contact: Vera Simovska, MD., PhD. National organizer of Quit Win 2006
Web site: www.nosmoking.cjb.net
Turkey
WNTD 2006 Campaign
31 May 2006
Turkish thoracic society Event description: Public and media awareness events.
"Quit and Win" prize ceremony with Health Minister.
Tobacco control course for health care managers. Contact: Celal Karlıkaya
WNTD events
Edirne, Turkey
31 May 2006
Clean breath smoke free life society
Event description: Special awareness events (posters, brochures, handouts, seminars, stands, documentary film presentations, kermes, death clock, etc.) for health professionals and university students as support for smoke free Hospital and University campaign, and as support for nationwide events of Turkish Thoracic Society. Contact: Celal Karlıkaya
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Smoke Free World
31 May 2006
Smoke free action Event description: We have made posters with 'No Smoking' and 'Thank you for not smoking' in 30 different languages from around the world. People from the different ethnic communities will hold these posters for a photo opportunity, accompanied by a press story to promote the recent smoke free legislation and link to WNTD and the worldwide demand for all enclosed places to be smoke free.
The wording for the 'No Smoking' signs from around the world have been supplied by the members of GLOBALink, the global tobacco control network. Contact: Cecilia Farren
World No Tobacco Day
Slough Campus, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
31 May 2006
Thames Valley University Event description: Second year nursing students (Adult Branch)will have stand with posters and leaflets informing the public on the dangers of using tobacco Contact: Maria J Duaso
Smoking and Blindness
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
31 May 2006
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists and partners
Event description: Professional bodies and patient groups across Europe are today on World No Tobacco Day (31 May 2006) calling for warnings that smoking causes blindness to be put on tobacco products.
Smoking causes AMD (age-related macular degeneration) - the main cause of sight loss in the European Union. Contact: Simon Kelly
Web site: http://www.rcophth.ac.uk
