Friday, January 27, 2012
No smoking!
Francisco, Carlye, Devante, and I placed our public health sticker on a pole inside of a Target shopping center, next to a no smoking sticker. We felt that this was a prime location due to the high level of activity in the area and its openness to the public. These factors are vital in choosing a location when trying to make a statement to a large group of people. Smoking is a very common activity that has been proven to be harmful to a person's health. Nevertheless, people continue to smoke and it does not only affect the smoker. What smokers do not take into consideration is that when they smoke, it causes second hand smoke that affects others around them. Smoking is a public health issue because it affects many people and not just one specific person. In turn our goal was to have people consider the dangers of smoking and reduce public smoking in general. In this situation the goal of a public health advocate would be to prevent non-smokers from suffering consequences caused by others. In placing the public health sticker near the no smoking sticker, we felt people would think about smoking and health problems associated with it and hopefully reconsider their decision to smoke. Also, because first and second hand smoking is a major issue, we felt it very appropriate to apply the public health sticker in close proximity to the no smoking one. Overall, this assignment helped us recognize what public health really is, and its goals to help and improve society.
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ReplyDeleteI think this is a great spot. In an open area with so many people walking by, there should not be people smoking. In target you will see people of all ages who would not like to receive second hand smoking and have their health put at risk. If smoking were allowed, target will lose the customers who dislike second hand smoking. From personal experience, when I see a person smoking I always find a new location and try to avoid them.
ReplyDeleteMaryouri Avendano
I also think this was a great spot to place your sticker. I would have honestly not even thought about this until you all pointed it out. Not only is the no smoking sticker in a random location but it is in a location that some people wouldn't think twice about paying attention to. But now that you all have placed the sticker there more people should pay attention and realize that by smoking they are harming not only themselves but the general population. Since smoking is one of the leading causes of death just maybe when people recognize this sticker they will take into consideration the harm they are causing and eventually change their behavior.
ReplyDeleteAccording to CDC, smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the world. Tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year worldwide. Equally disturbing is the fact that 80% of smokers have their first cigarette before they are 18 years old.I hope the fact of the harmful effects of smoking such as cancer, heart disease, and lung disease can make smokers become nonsmokers again.
ReplyDeleteIt is just great that you picked to place your sticker in a no smoking area. Due to the risk that tobacco is for people, I think it is essential to have these signs in public places. Tobacco is one of the most common causes for diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic respiratory diseases. It is essential for the improvement of worldwide health to get people to stay far from smoking, peoples' health in general would be so much better without it. I'm very glad that it is prohibited to smoke inside public places like target. I hope that our whole campus goes smoke-free!
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