Exciting contest to prevent and combat the harmful effects of tobacco in Nghe An province's health sector in cluster 4
(Baonghean.vn) - On November 24, in Con Cuong district, Nghe An Department of Health organized a contest to learn about tobacco harm prevention in Nghe An province's health sector in 2023, cluster 4. Cluster 4 had the participation of 15 teams from 15 medical units.
The contest is organized to raise awareness to strictly implement the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms; the harmful effects of tobacco on health, economy, environment; awareness of building a smoke-free working environment for officials, civil servants and employees of the Health sector of Nghe An province.
Through the contest, the health sector will further promote propaganda work, improve the capacity of cadres, civil servants and workers in communicating and mobilizing to prevent and combat the harmful effects of tobacco in agencies, families and society; create opportunities for cadres, civil servants and workers in the sector to exchange and share knowledge and practice on activities to prevent and combat the harmful effects of tobacco.
The contest has the theme "Learning about the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms", with the following contents: Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms, legal documents related to prevention and control of tobacco harms, basic knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco; Counseling on smoking cessation; Building a smoke-free working environment in medical facilities.
The competition is conducted in 2 levels. The qualifying round at the cluster level has the participation of 64 provincial and district health units and private hospitals in the area, divided into 4 clusters, taking place in November 2023. At the qualifying round at the cluster level, each cluster will select the 4 best teams to participate in the Industry-level Competition. The final round of the Industry-level Competition has the participation of 16 teams, taking place in December 2023, in Vinh city.
In cluster 4, 15 teams competed in 3 rounds: Greeting, multiple choice and skit. In the form of dramatization, the teams fully conveyed knowledge related to the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms; the health of workers in general, female workers and children in particular due to the effects of tobacco harm; handling situations during the implementation of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms; solutions to build a smoke-free environment model in medical units.
In the skit competition, the teams demonstrated their knowledge of the harmful effects of tobacco and legal regulations on tobacco harm prevention to promote and mobilize relatives and the community to quit smoking.
Although not professional actors, the teams created vivid propaganda skits about the harmful effects of tobacco from emotional stories happening in daily life.
At the end of the cluster 4 competition, the Organizing Committee awarded 1 First prize to the Southwest Regional General Hospital team, 2 Second prizes to the Thanh Chuong District Medical Center and Do Luong General Hospital teams, 3 Third prizes to the Thanh Chuong General Hospital, Anh Son Medical Center and Tan Ky Medical Center teams, 9 Encouragement prizes and 4 secondary prizes.
