“ In 2000, there are an estimated 3.6 million smokers. In 2025, there will probably be about 4.6 million smokers. This number would be even higher if men continue smoking as they do today.”

Source: Dr Judith Mackay, MBE, JP, FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Lon), FHKAM

As a Health Officer, you aim to educate students about the hazards of smoking and persuade them to avoid smoking.

How can I help to reduce smoking

in the community?

Your are required to:

Research on cigarettes

Study the effects of smoking on our health

Investigate reasons for smoking

Suggest ways to overcome the habit of smoking

Work in groups – 5 students in each group

Choose a group leader and group name.

Discuss the stages. So your group can get through the project well.

List down the items your group should get.

Distribute task to each member of your group fairly.

Use the Internet to collect information

You can use the search engines below: http://www.google.com http://www.yahoo.com http://www.altavista.com

Write down your findings in the Internet research Record Form

Contents of cigarette and its effect on human body

Statistical data of smokers in Malaysia

Methods to quit smoking

Draft questions for the interview session

Refer to Interview Guidelines and Interview Checklist for furthers details on planning your interview session

Interview the ex-smoker

Record your Interview using the Interview Record Form

Analyse, classify and discuss all the information gathered.

Choose only the main and important information.

Present your findings in form of multimedia presentation in the class.

Produce a wiki to create awareness and persuade the public to avoid smoking.

Form a self help group with the school counsellor.