23.7% still smoke at home The doctor indicated nicotine. Genetic effect on offspring easily become addicted Tobacco smoking affects the health of children more than adults.
On December 19, 2022) at the Grand Fortune Ratchada Hotel, Learning Community Development Network Association Smoke-Free Family Network Social Mobilization Creative Media Network (Media Move) and Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Thai Health Promotion Foundation) held a seminar ” Homecoming for the new year smoke-free”
Mrs Rungaroon Limlahapan Director of the Major Risk Factor Control Support Office, ThaiHealth. He said a 2019 World Health Organization survey found that worldwide 65,000 children died before the age of five from lower respiratory tract infections caused by exposure to secondhand smoke. While the results of the National Bureau of Statistics survey in 2021 found that 23.7 percent of Thais aged 15 and over still smoke indoors, of which 67.5 percent are in the habit of smoking indoors everyday. There are 5 families with smokers, of these 3 families smoke in the house.
Ms. Rung Arun he went on to say that ThaiHealth attaches importance to promoting smoke-free homes because it reduces the risk of exposure to secondhand smoke. third hand of household members and contributes to family members who smoke to successfully reduce and quit smoking. Importantly, it also protects young people from experiencing smoking. Because family members who don’t smoke will be role models in loving their own health and that of those close to them. On the occasion of the upcoming New Year’s festival
Ms. Rung Arun He said ThaiHealth invites smokers to spend New Year’s resolutions to quit smoking. As a gift instead of taking care of yourself and your loved ones. If smokers need help to quit smoking, they can call for a free consultation at the 1600 quit smoking line.
Mrs Anyamanee Boonchue Head of Awareness Development Project for Knowledge of Smoking and Alcohol Risk Factors (Volunteer Project) sponsored by ThaiHealth. He said that young children are at risk of being directly exposed to the dangers of smoking due to their lower immunity than adults. Therefore, when receiving toxins from Secondhand cigarettes are cigarette smoke. andThird hand cigarettes are cigarette ashes. it will affect health more than adults Because this group of children are in the house and in the car up to 85 percent of each day.
Ms Jewel he said the World Health Organization recommends that Prevention of smoking and alcohol Should start from childhood which has never been realized. Or have this habit before, the project then designs activities for children to cope with the dangers of smoking through 5 strategies: 1. Theater creates awareness of the dangers. 2. Activities to diagnose risk groups through drama games 3. Personal stress management activities instead of using cigarettes 4. Creative self-care activities and 5. Child idol-making activities Let children be the voice of parents to think about the effects of smoking on their families. Teachers act as a connector between home and school to take care of the children.
While Prof. Assoc. Dr Suriyadew Tripati Director of the Moral Center He said people who buy second-hand cigarettes The nicotine in cigarettes enters the bloodstream. even if he himself is not a smoker as well as the fetus Nicotine can easily enter the bloodstream of a child. Medical information indicates that Nicotine affects predisposition genes in the mother’s sex glands. when married they have children Children will have a gene that predisposes them to addiction. easy to become addicted Like diabetes, predisposition genes are passed down from generation to generation. and there are even more risks when you are in an environment where you are addicted to nicotine
Mrs Thanicha Limpanich The director of the Institute for the Promotion of Parents for Society said that from the experience of working in a smoke-free household. creating knowledge about the dangers of smoking and the impact it will have on family members 208 participants found that there was a change in smoking behaviour, i.e. 171 people did not smoke in and around the home, 135 of whom succeeded to reduce the amount of smoking and 24 people were able to quit smoking One of the reasons for wanting to quit smoking is to make your children proud. and aware of the impact on family members
Miss Panjarat Kulma or Nong organ 10 years old, said his father had given up smoking for more than 3 years when his father still smoked. Go out and smoke outside or in front of the house several times a day. Because my mother doesn’t let me smoke in the house. Because the mother has allergy symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus and she has asthma. When they smell or touch cigarettes, they cough and itch. When Dad finishes smoking, he comes home with the smell of cigarettes on his clothes or sofa. What everyone receives is the health of the people in the house. causing dizziness and allergies all the time
“The Turning Point That Made My Dad Quit Smoking That is, I went to ask him to ask his dad to quit smoking. for your and your mother’s health. I don’t want my father to get cancer. So the father decided to quit smoking. It took me about 3 months to battle with myself, gradually losing weight until I successfully quit. Making our homes without the smell of cigarettes. Dad doesn’t smell bad. no bad breath no body odor The father’s health began to improve. And no more arguments about the smell of cigarettes. Mrs. Pancharatto say
