American Cancer Society Marks Second Year of the 'Travaillons sans fumée' (Smoke-free at Work) Program in North Africa

Youth tobacco control leaders with banners signed by locals in Sousse, Tunisia. The banners were used as part of a public awareness action to garner support for smoke-free workplaces in Tunisia and Algeria.

American Cancer Society staff convened 10 nongovernmental organization (NGO) representatives and 22 youth advocates from Algeria and Tunisia for a training program on communications and media relations April 20-22 in Sousse, Tunisia. This training marked the start of the second year of the Travaillons sans fumée (Smoke-free at Work) program, supported by the American Cancer Society. Travaillons sans fumée is a program supporting the efforts of more than 30 workplaces in Tunisia and Algeria to become smoke-free and protect the health of their employees. During the training program, the NGO representatives and youth advocates had the opportunity to share their media and communication experiences and learn new communication skills they can put into practice as future spokespersons for the program. Participants analyzed media coverage from recent campaigns for smoke-free laws, took part in mock interviews with a local reporter, and developed key messages they can use to inform the public about the importance of smoke-free workplaces. The NGO representatives held round table discussions with representatives of companies in Tunisia and Algeria that have gone smoke-free, while the youth advocates conducted a public activity in which they discussed the benefits of smoke-free areas with locals and asked them to show their support by signing banners. In conjunction with the training, a session was held at which print, radio, and TV journalists from Tunisia and Algeria met with international and local tobacco control experts to discuss the media’s role in providing tobacco control information to the public.  

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[Edgar]

LOL holmes this is old! But talcexy like you, I smoked like a freight train for 20 years, and started on e-cigs 16 days ago and have not touched an analog since. Fact is, I gots 4 packs in the shed in back untouched. I'll probably throw them out tomorrow or day after I really can NOT imagine ever smoking tobacco again!I'm subscribing to your channel. I got an NJOY Pro and they come with Cartomizers now. A good vape! Vape Tha Planet Smoking SUCKS Thanks for the good video!AMD