ANTI-SMOKING PROGRAM IN OUR SCHOOL

ANTI-SMOKING PROGRAM 

IN OUR SCHOOL

     There’s no way around it. Smoking is bad for our health, it harms nearly every organ of the body.  Cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer deaths.  Diseases related to smoking have been shown to kill approximately half of long-term smokers compared to average mortality rates faced by non-smokers.

The Torre Elementary School follows strictly the anti-smoking policy in school. Signages were posted around the school premises to show that our school imposes no smoking place.  It conducted its anti-smoking campaign on March 1, 2019, in relative to the strengthening the implementation of the 100% Smoke—Free Environment Policy by the Department of Education.  This aimed to protect  and safeguard the health of our students.  Mrs. Perpetua B. Fernandez, Head Teacher III, explained further the effect of smoking in our health and the secondhand smoking in the general public. Mrs.  Helen M. Violenta also imparted her knowledge on smoking. She also stressed that, “Quiting smoking can reduce you risk of health problems.  The earlier you quit, the greater the benefit.”

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            FLOSERFINA T. FERRER

                         Teacher III