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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.

Mayavi Ravan – Ram Toh Haare Ab Sita Ki Hai Bari

A historic educational Cultural program on the occasion of Dusshera – when good wins over evil  @ICanCaRe –  https://youtu.be/uUTeXFJKJ88

Tobacco – chewing or smoking form is depicted as MAYAVI RAVAN, which over a period has affected RAM (the common man) to such an extent that most are at the mercy of the RAVAN (THE TAMBAKKU ASUR). It is the women as tobacco MARSHALs who would rise against this biggest killer of the present society.

EACH WOMAN IS UNIQUE! They sacrifice their life for others!

INNER WHEEL 310 with ICanCaRe and Ek Pahal presents a theme program “MAYAVI RAVAN- RAM TOH HAARE, AB SITA KI HAI BAARI!!” – depicting the life of a woman in the era of tobacco and how she needs to be empowered as TOBACCO MARSHALs to fight the greatest killer of today.

Initiated by Mrs. SONAL BHATIA, District Chairman Inner wheel District 310 for 2021-22 it is revolutionized society.

WOMEN ARE THE ONES WHO CAN CHANGE THE WORLD! SHE IS SHAKTI AND HAS THE POWER TO DO WHAT MEN COULD NOT DO! We, introduce the First INNER WHEEL TOBACCO MARSHAL of INDIA – IW Mrs. SWARN LATA of Jaipur IWD 305 who has shown the seed of change.

Let’s join during International Pink month to be strong and make the World Stronger.

ICanCaRe, a start-up company that has pioneered the Tobacco Cessation with the SAVE the youth Campaign, has added WOMEN HEALTH INITIATIVE to address the issues related to women. ICanCaRe wishes for our country to be free from tobacco and cancer. In order to do so, your help is needed to have a sincere attempt. #catchthemearly and #SAVEtheyouth campaign has been initiated by ICanCaRe under the guidance of a specialist team of doctors led by Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch., (CANCER SURGEON) for a Cancer-Free India!

#SAVEtheyouth S – SENSITIZE A – ASSIST V – VOLUNTEER E– ENFORCE to win over tobacco

https://www.icancare.in Quit Helpline: 011 430 77695

TOPICS: and presentation

Bechara Ram – RAVAN KA MAYAJAAL– Har Jage Ravan, Phas Gaye Ram – Dr. Reena R Kumar

Abla Sita – The Most Affected – Dr. Safalta Baghmar

Aaj Ki Sita – Multi-hand Worker Lubha Rahan Hain Sita Ko – Rtn Kavita Jain

The Little Sita – Little Aadya

Laxman Rekha – 3 – Not to Be Friend of a Tobacco User, Not To Marry A Tobacco User, Never Be A Tobacco User – Dr. Manisha Pandey

Kya Hoga Agar Laxman Rekah Paar Karen – Risks for Women – More Than Male – Dr. Shalini Agarwal

Performance (Innerwheel)

Sita SHAKTI – Sita Ko Hi Uthana Hoga Sastra – Aaj Ke Is Daur Me – TOBACCO MARSHAL. ICanCaRe APP. 10 weapons – TM Ms. Shalu Rana

Main Hu Sita, Main Ne Jeeta – The MARSHAL WINNER STORY TM Mrs. Pravesh and Mr. Saurabh

Nahin Dabenge, Nahin Jukhenge – Hum Ladenge Jeet Lenge – First Innerwheel TOBACCO MARSHAL of India – TM IW Mrs. Swarna Lata

Mere Luv Kush Ko Sakti – Little Marshals – Be Smart Do Not Start, Be Careful and Fearful – Dr. Sushma Trivedi

Main Hoon Shakti – I Am TOBACCO MARSHAL – TM Vinali

Chota Daana – Recognising the Lesions in Oral Cavity, SMF, TrisCaRe. 2bacconil Dr. Pawan Gupta & Mr. Herambh Vyas

TOBACCO MARSHAL President IW Jaipur Main – TM IW Mitu Kedia

Guest Of Honour Today’s Women – Inner Wheel Partner with ICanCaRe to Create TOBACCO MARSHALs – Mrs. Sonal Bhatia Inner Wheel District Chair 310

Special Guest – Controlling The Ravan – Dr. Kamla Fartyal, CGM, HOD (MSD), NHPC Ltd.

Chief Guest – Strong Women, Stronger World – Mrs. Saroj Katiyar Inner Wheel Association President 2021-22

Vote Of Thanks – IW Mrs. Saroj Vinaik

#MAYAVI #RAVAN #innerwheelclub #sonalbhatia #swarnlatamodi #icancare #pawangupta #quitsmoking #tobaccocessation #tobacco #tobaccomarshal #safaltabaghmar #sarojvinaik #kavitajain #pravesh #saurabhsingh #shaliniagarwal

Tobacco – Enjoy to Suffer

The start of the journey of a tobacco user is of enjoyment. The tobacco is packed and advertised to attract the youth. The flavor, menthol, etc added to tobacco – smoking. chewing or vaping is to make it an enjoyable thing. But the addictive factor added to it is slowly affecting the brain making it irresistible. The youth are attracted to tobacco by surrogate advertisements and misleading advertisements.

TOBACCO ENJOY TO SUFFER

Cigarettes contain 7000 chemicals, of these 200 are severely harmful and 69 are cancer-causing chemicals. In chewing tobacco similar constituents with 28 very harmful carcinogens. The Vaping device also contains chemicals that are leading to new forms of diseases.

No chemicals cause acute injury, it is a journey. In simple words, tobacco will not cause any diseases immediately. Its chronic use will slowly take its toll. Slowly diseases appear and it affects the body, initially reversible and later irreversible. This can be any time from the start of the tobacco journey and depends on many other factors. 200 types of diseases have been documented to be caused by tobacco. Tobacco users will have some or other diseases related to tobacco use, they cannot escape! In India, the introduction of chewing tobacco in the 1970s  and massive advertisements brought a new form of disease Oral and oropharyngeal Cancers and Submucous fibrosis. Now, we are the World’s highest in these diseases.

If you have taken tobacco for some time and you think you are not suffering, you are mistaken. The brain is adapting to your tobacco use, its function starts deteriorating, and to keep up with its pace as a non-tobacco user, the demand for tobacco keeps increasing. You are in a vicious cycle.

The journey starts with some foolish person enticing you to your first tobacco – smoking, chewing, or vaping will soon turn into suffering for yourself and for your relatives. These are the phases of tobacco use that will ultimately end in a painful untimely death.

Your present choice will determine your future life! #knowtobacco to choose your life journey.  

Tobacco is a disease.  Tobacco industries are enticing the new generation with newer forms, packaging, and flavors. One has to be smart not to start. For those who have started it is important they quit the earliest. Quitting needs hand-holding by a certified tobacco cessation specialist. Look for someone around you or call 011-43077695 or download the app- ICanCaRe at http://app.icancare.in

Every day 5500 youths are trapped and they start tobacco. Every day 3700 are dying a painful death. We have to change this scenario. Every unit must have a TOBACCO MARSHAL. Join a Tobacco MARSHAL to SAVE the youth! http://icancare.in/academy/marshal

 (The Author – Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. is Director of Surgical Oncology at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali. Patparganj and Noida. He is the author of the book – Win Over Tobacco Made Easy, Be Smart Do Not Start and is highly recognized for his work on Oral Cancer and Tobacco Cessation. He is the convenor for the Certified Course in Tobacco Cessation at Gujarat University. He launched the #SAVEtheyouth campaign and Tobacco MARSHALs in the community)

 (Critically reviewed by Tobacco MARSHAL Sonal Bhatia, Shubh Bhatia, and Lakshay Srijay Gupta)