Health Education 21: Smoking

HEALTH EDUCATION 21: SMOKING

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HEALTH EDUCATION 21:SMOKING

Date:2/09 / (1 HOUR)
OBJECTIVES: / After working through this lesson, participants will be able to:
Explain that smoking is the number one cause of preventable deaths.
Describe the health problems caused by smoking.
Be motivated to quit smoking.
Encourage others not to smoke.
List three simple ways to prevent many deaths.

OVERVIEW FOR TRAINERS:

This series of lessons is based on the Health Education Program for Developing Countries, 2009, which is available from The illustrated manual is also available through Foundation for His Ministry at lessons are accompanied by a series of health teaching booklets on the individual topics. These lessons are based on information and standards from the World Health Organization. The lessons can be used with adults or with older children and teens.

Teach this lesson after Eating the right foods and Preventing heart disease and strokes.

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Demonstration:
Loosely pack a clear soda bottle with cotton wool. Put a cigarette into the opening and pack it in tightly with cotton wool. Light the cigarette. Squeeze and release the bottle repeatedly so that it “breathes”. What happens to the cotton wool? What happens to your lungs when you smoke? / 10”

----SHOWD questions----

S = What do you See?
H = What is Happening?
O = Does this happen in Our place?
W = Why does this happen?
D = What will we Do about it?
I. / Risks of smoking / 20” / I. / Risks of smoking
A. / What health problems does smoking cause? Divide into small groups to discuss. Report back. / A. / Health problems
Smoking causes lung cancer.
Smoking causes cancer of the mouth and throat.
Smoking causes problems of the teeth and gums.
Smoking causes lung disease.
Smoking causes problems like bronchitis and emphysema.
Smoking is a risk factor for heart disease and strokes.
Smoking causes blood vessel disease.
This can lead to amputation.
B. / Are there any other reasons not to smoke? / B. / Other reasons
Smoking stains your teeth and your fingers.
Smoking smells bad.
Your smoking can cause health problems in other people.
If you smoke, other people can have problems like asthma and cancer. Babies can die from sudden death.
Smoking makes your house dirty.
Buying cigarettes is a waste of money.
II. / Preventable deaths / 15” / II. / Preventable deaths
A. / What is the world’s number one cause of preventable deaths? Why? / A. / Number one cause
Smoking is the number one cause of preventable deaths.
Smoking causes cancer of the lungs, mouth, and throat.
Smoking also leads to heart disease, strokes, and lung disease.
Tobacco use is responsible for five million deaths a year.
Half of all people who smoke will die of a disease caused by smoking.
B. / So what action should we take? / B. / Action
Stop smoking!
Don’t smoke
Encourage others to never start smoking.
C. / What about people who already smoke? Is it too late for them to quit smoking? / C. / People who smoke
They should quit smoking.
Quitting smoking immediately starts to reduce their risks.
D. / What are two other simple methods to prevent unnecessary deaths? / D. / Other methods
Eat the right foods
--This helps to prevent heart disease, strokes, and adult-onset diabetes.
--This helps to maintain a healthy weight.
Get plenty of exercise.
--This also prevents heart disease, strokes, diabetes and high blood pressure.
E. / Show the illustration, Keys to physical activity. What recommendations do you have? / E. / Keys to physical activity
It is never too late to start physical activity.
Adults should exercise at least 30 minutes to one hour a day.
There are many different forms of physical activity: walking, running, bicycling, playing soccer, etc.
Whenever possible, exercise vigorously. For example, ride a bicycle to work instead of driving.
Young people and children should exercise at least an hour a day.
F. / Take a vote. Which do you prefer: taking these actions to prevent problems like heart disease, strokes and cancer, or taking lots of medicine to treat these problems? / F. / Which do you prefer?
It is better to prevent the problems.
The medicines won’t cure the problems.
I want to take steps to stay healthy.
I don’t have time to exercise.
That will never happen to me.
IV. / Teaching booklets / 15” / IV. / Teaching booklets
A. / Divide into pairs. Practice teaching each other the Smokingteaching booklet. / A. / Practice teaching
B. / During the week, visit your friends and neighbors to teach about smoking using the teaching booklet. / B. / Home visiting

References:

Foundation for His Ministry,

Handbook, Health Education Program for Developing Countries. 2009. Available from

Illustrations, Health Education Program for Developing Countries. 2009.Available from:

ATTITUDE: / Participants will not want to smoke.
SKILL: / Participants will be able to describe some of the health problems and other damage caused by smoking. They can counsel others not to smoke, or to quit smoking.
EVALUATION: / Are the participants able to use the teaching booklets to teach others about the risks of smoking?

MATERIALS:

/ -Newsprint, markers, masking tape
-Keys to physical activity illustration
-Smoking teaching booklet

This lesson is used in: Health Promotion/ Basic Health Skills; Adolescence; and in Children/ Physical.

(Please add the new Health Trifolds to these folders as well.)

HEALTH EDUCATION 21: SMOKING

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KEYS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Source: Illustrations, Health Education Program for Developing Countries.2009. Available from: