Quit smoking throughout Thailand, stop NCDs.

Project “3 million in 3 years, quit smoking throughout Thailand Honor the King” aims to use the mechanism of public health volunteers stationed in every village, approximately 1 million people nationwide, to invite, challenge, encourage and help smokers to think about quitting, at least one person per year. per volunteer In total, three million people will quit smoking in three years.

Reducing the rate for new smokers is important. Because getting people who already smoke to stop smoking is difficult. But instilling in Thai children the dangers of cigarettes And not smoking as a child is something that can be done at all.

In promoting health so that Thai people are free from chronic non-communicable diseases or NCDs, they have used cigarettes as the main issue in the campaign. Because cigarettes are the main cause of various NCDs, including cancer. respiratory disease Vascular system disease and heart disease By using tricks To achieve "Create, Lead, Repair" or focus on creating health rather than repairing health. Campaigning for people to quit smoking is therefore something we should give importance to. In addition, the work goals for the next 1 year are: Inviting those who are not heavily addicted to cigarettes to quit smoking by lending their willpower, with their children, family and village health volunteers as their willpower. This is using the hearts of those around you to help take care of you and give encouragement to make it easier to quit smoking.

“We campaign using direct selling business methods. It involves volunteers inviting family members to quit smoking. If you love someone, invite them to listen to information and knowledge on the campaign to stop smoking together.”

From the survey, it was found that the problem of people smoking is number one. Therefore, a campaign was launched to persuade people in the community to quit smoking through direct sales. Let people in the community invite relatives, friends, or loved ones to join the activity. Knowledge is given from various smoking cessation network partners and people who have quit smoking are given role models. Strengthen the morale of those who want to quit smoking voluntarily so they can quit permanently.

“People in the community turn to quit smoking because of the word "Honor the King" Most people in the community are sick with lung disease, which is caused by smoking continuously. So they launched a campaign to quit smoking, but no one paid attention. Later, he used his family to help in the campaign. Getting people in the community to quit smoking for their own health, for their children, for their families, for the future has made more and more people interested in it. In addition, the 3 million 3 year project will stop smoking throughout Thailand. Honoring the King It also makes people in the community turn their attention to quitting smoking because they want to do good deeds for His Majesty King Rama IX.

Those interested in joining the project can see more details at quitforking.com Or those who want to quit smoking can contact 1600, the quit smoking hotline.