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	Poppy's Blog: World No Tobacco Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around the world every year on May 31.
		The member states of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes.
		The global tobacco epidemic is predicted to prematurely claim the lives of some 250 million children and adolescents, a third of whom are in developing countries.
	thecouriermail.com.au /extras/blogs/headstart/2006/05/world-no-tobacco-day.html (129 words)

	Global \| World No Tobacco Day 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tobacco use is responsible for approximately 1 in 10 premature deaths among adults worldwide.
		Smokeless tobacco (most snuff and chewing tobacco) causes oral cancer, precancerous oral lesions (leukoplakia), and nicotine addiction and may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
		The global burden of deaths attributable to tobacco use each year is estimated to double from 5 million in 2005 to 10 million in 2020.
	www.cdc.gov /tobacco/Global/WNTD/WNTD_2006.htm (297 words)

	WHO/Europe - Tobacco-free Europe - World No Tobacco Day 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tobacco addiction is a global epidemic that is increasingly ravaging countries and regions that can least afford its toll of disability, disease, lost productivity and death.
		The tobacco industry continues to put profits before life; its own expansion before the health of future generations; its own economic gain ahead of the sustainable development of struggling countries.
		Nowadays, tobacco companies continue to expand with new variants of the "light", "mild" and "low tar" cigarette campaigns so popular in the 20th century.
	www.who.dk /tobaccofree/Projects/20051221_1 (213 words)

	GYTS - World No Tobacco Day 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tobacco is the fourth most common risk factor for disease worldwide.
		The economic costs of tobacco use are equally devastating.
		Tobacco users are also less productive while they are alive because of increased sickness.
	www.cdc.gov /tobacco/global/WNTD/WNTD_2004.htm (155 words)

	CIS News - World No Tobacco Day 2004
		World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is celebrated around the world on 31 May each year.
		The theme for WNTD 2004 was tobacco and poverty.
		The slogan was "Tobacco and poverty: a vicious circle".
	www.ilo.org /public/english/protection/safework/cis/oshworld/news/tbco-04.htm (298 words)

	World No Tobacco Day
		World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is celebrated around the world on May 31 each year.
		World No Tobacco Day serves as a reminder that all tobacco use is deadly.
		WNTD is celebrated across the world with media campaigns and other activities.
	www.hc-sc.gc.ca /hl-vs/tobac-tabac/res/news-nouvelles/fs-if/wntd-jmst_e.html (303 words)

	Holiday Insights : World No Tobacco Day
		World No Tobacco Day stresses the importance of making people all over the world aware of the health dangers of using tobacco.
		According to the World Health Organization's website: The Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes.
		In 1987, the World Health Assembly passed Resolution WHA40.38, calling for 7 April 1988 to be a "a world no-smoking day." In 1988, Resolution WHA42.19 was passed, calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on 31 May.
	www.holidayinsights.com /other/notobaccoday.htm (201 words)

	World No Tobacco Day Feature "Put This In Your Pipe and Smoke It!"
		While those in states producing g cigarettes backed the tobacco companies, others were forced to admit the healthy evidence of the dangers of smoking.
		In the end, the US courts made a ruling that basically protected the tobacco companies by making it very difficult to prove that tobacco caused you to get cancer that you didn’t choose to get cancer yourself by smoking.
		The legal arguments apart, however, the tobacco companies were forced to admit that nicotine was addictive and that they put it in the tobacco to make it addictive, to ensure that people were hooked on it.
	www.stlucia.gov.lc /pmpressec/Features/world_no_tobacco_day_feature_put_this_in_your_pipe_and_smoke_it.htm (813 words)

	World No Tobacco Day
		The word Tobacco is derived form the Native American word ‘tabago’, representing a Y-shaped pipe used to sniff tobacco power.
		Depression is one of the most common mental disorders affecting approximately 340 million people in the world.
		No one is immune from depression - it occurs in people of all social classes, all countries and all cultural settings.
	www.medindia.net /healthday/worldnotobaccoday.asp (399 words)

	ACS :: World No Tobacco Day Targets Film, Fashion
		The World Health Organization is urging the entertainment industry to do more to keep tobacco off the silver screen.
		World No Tobacco Day is celebrated every year on May 31 as a way to draw attention to the dangers of tobacco use.
		A recent report by the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group found that tobacco use in film has increased by 50% since 1998, the year tobacco companies reached a major legal settlement with 46 US states.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_World_No_Tobacco_Day_Targets_Film_Fashion.asp?sitearea=NWS&viewmode=print& (703 words)

	WHO/WPRO-World No Tobacco Day 2005
		The Tobacco Free Initiative proposes that World No Tobacco Day 2005 focus on the role of health professionals on tobacco control.
		Comprehensive tobacco programmes aimed at controlling the use of tobacco efficiently should consider a mix of measures including legislation and pricing measures, but also prevention -through education, communication, informational campaigns that raise awareness of the effects of tobacco on health- and other demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation.
		We would like health professionals to help us strengthen the position they have on tobacco control, and we would like to tell their patients and everyone else that their doctor, nurse, physician, dentist, pharmacist, etc. have the answers to their questions about tobacco.
	www.wpro.who.int /sites/tfi/meetings/World+No+Tobacco+Day+2005.htm (294 words)

	World No Tobacco Day
		The death toll from tobacco consumption is now five million people a year; if present consumption patterns continue, the number of deaths will increase to 10 million per year by 2020, and 70% of those deaths will occur in developing countries.
		Despite this, tobacco addiction is still a global epidemic that is increasingly ravaging countries and regions that can least afford its toll of disability, disease, lost productivity and death.
		The Union Tobacco Prevention Division was established in 1996 to gather state of the art practical strategies for low-income countries and disseminate this information through education, technical assistance and applied research.
	www.iuatld.org /full_picture/en/events_advo/world_notobaccoday/notobacco.phtml (628 words)

	On World No Tobacco Day, WHO spotlights role of health professionals in tobacco control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		– On “World No Tobacco Day”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) is urging health professionals to be more proactive in minimizing the problems caused by tobacco addiction, consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke.
		“Tobacco continues to be a leading global killer, with nearly five million deaths a year,” notes Dr Lee Jong-wook, WHO Director-General, and “health professionals are on the frontline.
		World No Tobacco Day will be launched today by WHO and the United Kingdom Department of Health in London.
	www.un.org /apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=14436&Cr=Tobacco&Cr1= (415 words)

	WHO EMRO - TOBACCO FREE INITIATIVE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In view of the scientifically proven dangers of tobacco for both smokers and non-smokers who inhale smoke produced by others, the World Health Organization (WHO) has committed itself to fighting this menace.
		World no tobacco day (WNTD), celebrated around the world on 31 May every year, under a different theme, is intended to discourage tobacco users from consuming tobacco and encourage governments, communities, groups and individuals to become aware of the problem and to take appropriate action.
		The World Health Assembly (WHA) established WNTD in order to raise awareness with regard to the need to curb both the tobacco epidemic and related diseases; tobacco use being the most preventable cause of premature death and suffering throughout the world.
	www.emro.who.int /tfi/AboutWNTD.htm (156 words)

	Keynote Speeches by Patrick Reynolds
		Tobacco ads are outrageous lies, and therein lies one new legal basis for banning tobacco advertising in nations all around the world.
		In short, tobacco advertising is the most enormous abuse of freedom of speech in history, and I urge the leaders of the world to ban it altogether.
		One day there will come a time when the very few people left smoking in the world will each put out their last cigarettes and finally, smoking will be no more.
	www.tobaccofree.org /worldno.html (4930 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| No Tobacco Day kicks off
		The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched its annual World No Tobacco Day to coincide with the kick off of the World Cup.
		During the tournament, billions of soccer fans will be targeted with the tobacco free sports theme, and stadiums have been banned from carrying tobacco advertising.
		The WHO is celebrating World No Tobacco Day by announcing that the Volleyball Federation is the latest sporting organisation to turn its back on tobacco, along with football and the Olympics.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/europe/2018060.stm (297 words)

	World No Tobacco Day targets young smokers - Cancer - Health In Focus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Encouraging young Australians to say no to smoking is the focus of World No Tobacco Day.
		The government says the day is the ideal opportunity for young Australians to recognise the harm caused by smoking tobacco.
		"Tobacco smoking is the single largest preventable cause of death and disability in Australia and while adults are quitting, the government is concerned that young people are continuing to start smoking," Mr Pyne said.
	www.theage.com.au /news/cancer/world-no-tobacco-day-targets-young-smokers/2006/05/31/1148956393500.html (277 words)

	World No Tobacco Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31.
		The member states of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987.
		It draws global attention to the tobacco epidemic and to the preventable death and disease it causes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_No_Tobacco_day (164 words)

	World Heart Federation
		This picture was donated by the European Foundation for Street Children Worldwide (EFSCW) to support the World Heart Federation in raising awareness for the dangers of drug abuse including tobacco with a special focus on children and youth particularly at risk.
		World No Tobacco Day was created 18 years ago to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco and industry practices.
		World Heart Federation and the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) gather together to fight second-hand smoke at a global level.
	www.worldheart.org /advocacy-tobacco.php (283 words)

	Cayman Islands - Cay Compass News Online - World No Tobacco Day
		Tobacco addiction is a global epidemic that, directly or indirectly, impacts almost everyone in a community through its toll of disability, disease, lost productivity and death.
		The impacts are also beyond the user as tobacco addiction also negatively affects loved ones – through second–hand smoke, loss of income, or the pain of watching a family member’s health decline.
		In addition to educating the public about the forms of tobacco, one of this year’s WNTD objectives is to raise awareness about the need for strict tobacco regulation.
	www.caycompass.com /cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1013696 (672 words)

	PlusLine : World No Tobacco Day
		The raw truth is that the tobacco industry desperately wants—even needs—our children to use tobacco, and they are willing to do almost anything to encourage teenagers and pre-teens to start smoking.
		By exposing the true, harmful nature of tobacco, no matter how it’s packaged, WNTD 2006 hopes to educate and empower adults and children around the world to stop smoking or never begin at all.
		Children armed with the facts about tobacco (and who know their parents care if they smoke or not) are less likely to pick up that first cigarette.
	www.plusline.org /article.php?id=5557 (600 words)

	Tobacco Facts -Games & More!- World No Tobacco Day
		This year, the World Health Organization's theme for World No Tobacco Day raises awareness about the existance of a wide variety of deadly tobacco products and encourages countries to work towards strict regulations.
		And remember, although World No Tobacco Day is only one day of the year, the efforts to spread the message about the dangers of tobacco use need to continue throughout the year.
		World No Tobacco Day activities are occurring around the province.
	www.tobaccofacts.org /o2zone/world.html (200 words)

	05-18-05 World No Tobacco Day to be Observed in Colorado on Tuesday, May 31
		World No Tobacco Day to be Observed in Colorado on Tuesday, May 31
		World No Tobacco Day is designed to encourage smokers to set a quit date and to highlight the devastating global impact of tobacco.
		Health care costs directly related to smoking are costing the state $1 billion a year, and tobacco is responsible for 4,300 preventable deaths each year,” said Karen DeLeeuw, director of the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP) at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
	www.co.boulder.co.us /health/pr/2005/05262005worldNoSmoking.htm (425 words)

	Arizona Department of Health Services: World No Tobacco Day seeks to cut through marketing hype, draw attention to the ...
		Tobacco products offering fruity or sweet flavoring, such as smokeless tobacco or “chew,” also are being exposed during World No Tobacco Day.
		“World No Tobacco Day offers the perfect opportunity for tobacco users to learn about the dangers of tobacco use and the help that is available to those who wish to quit,” Tarango said.
		The Tobacco Education and Prevention Program provided cessation services to more than 20,000 people in the last three years and thousands have quit using tobacco as a result of their support and services.
	www.azdhs.gov /news/2006-all/notobaccoday.htm (767 words)

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		This year, the theme for World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2003, is Tobacco Free Film and Tobacco Free Fashion.
		Even if tobacco companies aren't paying for this publicity - and they often are - the results are the same: A perpetuation of the myth that smoking is glamorous, and increased tobacco use particularly by youth.
		We will give World No Tobacco Day awards (certificates and trophies) to the schools and communities that generate the most letters, and that produce the best research.
	www.paho.org /English/AD/SDE/HS/Call_to_action.htm (529 words)

	Tobacco Control Media Events Calendar \| May 2005 \| World No Tobacco Day Sample Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In accord with a code of practice proposed in 2004, this year, the WHO is encouraging health professionals to provide their patients information about the health consequences of smoking, help their smoking patients quit, and be role models who promote tobacco-free lifestyles.
		Tobacco use is one of the chief preventable causes of death in the world.
		The World Health Organization attributes about 5 million deaths a year to tobacco use, a figure expected to rise to about 10 million deaths a year by 2020; with 7 million of these deaths occurring in developing countries.
	www.cdc.gov /tobacco/calendar/may_pressrelease.htm (208 words)

	World No-Tobacco Day, 1992 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		World No-Tobacco Day 1992 will emphasize the right to work in a smoke-free environment and the need to coordinate appropriate actions by governments, employees, and employers.
		control tobacco use in public places: 33% have protection in entertainment establishments, such as theaters and cinemas; health services are protected in 40% of the countries; 33% have laws involving schools, colleges, and other government facilities; and 20% have workplace smoking policies (3).
		In the United States, the growing evidence linking exposure to enviromental tobacco smoke to disease in nonsmokers has led to an increase in clean indoor air legislation at the state and local levels (5).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0906/is_n20_v41/ai_12283851 (655 words)

	World No Tobacco Day Quit Smoking Tips
		Physical withdrawal peaks by day three and is substantially complete within 10 days to two weeks.
		Although quitting may not be easy it is simple, and considering that you have never taken a puff that did not destroy more of your body’s ability to receive and transport life-giving oxygen, and add more cancer causing chemicals to your body, it is worth the effort.
		Fully accept the fact that there is absolutely no legitimate excuse for relapse, including an auto accident, financial crisis, the end of a relationship, job loss, a terrorist attack, a hurricane, the birth of a baby, or the eventual inevitable death of those we love most.
	whyquit.com /pr/053106.html (3238 words)

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