Healthy Initiatives

A non profit organization called to implement projects on public health issues, building public awareness around the risk factors of non-communicable diseases

[Healthy Initiatives @Healthy_Init]

Friends, the sound of a dryer can cause discomfort for someone with PTSD. There is a towel nearby. We take care of each other.
This is an announcement for the WC. Kyiv Food Market #PTSD #war #Ukraine #mentalhealth

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Today is World Mental Health Day. We focuses on mental health projects in Ukraine. The country experienced concerning mental health issues during the pandemic, and then faced the trauma of a Russian military invasion in 2022. #MentalHealthDay

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Thank you, @ColinMendelsohn for recognizing the impact of our scientific work carried out in Eastern Europe promoting the issue of smoking cessation based on good science. Combating smoking epidemic is about saving lives. #ScienceWins#EndSmokingNow

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Biomarkers of toxicant exposure are significantly lower among #ecigs users compared to smokers. @Institut_cancer
International Scientific Conference on e-Cigarettes in Paris

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Former head of @FDATobacco Mitch Zeller: “A pack-a-day smoker who completely switches to #e-cigs will reduce their risk. But marketing authorisation decisions are not made on an abstract basis”. @Institut_cancer International Scientific Conference on e-Cigarettes in Paris

[Healthy Initiatives @Healthy_Init]

It is important to use the experience of countries that have moved towards the goal faster than others based on genuine commitment to public health. The UK, a number one tobacco control champion, announced the plan to overcome smoking epidemic by 2030. What about Ukraine?

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Despite the radical reduction of smoking prevalence from 2010 (35%) to 2017 (25%), in recent years the number of "confirmed smokers" in Ukraine is decreasing very slowly while the effectiveness of traditional tobacco control tools is ineffective.

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Research conducted by the economic experts as part of “Healthy Initiatives” projects in Eastern European region point to the high likelihood of depressive scenarios for the economy, public health and demographics if the tobacco epidemic continues.

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While the war in Ukraine remains a major challenge to the health and lives of Ukrainians, tobacco control has not lost its urgency.The burden on the country's public health system will increase in the coming years, and smokers significantly contribute to this burden.
#smokingfree

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On 3 November, journalists from 8 regions of Ukraine participated in a webinar organised by the “Healthy Initiatives” on a comprehensive tobacco control with a focus on smoking cessation programs.

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Чи стали Ви курити більше під час війни? Будемо вдячні за вашу відповідь тут: https://t.co/jUm1Gymybc

#stopsmoking #WarInUkraine

[Healthy Initiatives @Healthy_Init]

#GFN2022 International human rights law supports tobacco harm reduction

[Amanda Wheeler @amandawheeler32]

Why would we teach low and middle income countries the same failed smoking cessation models that haven’t worked in the West? Excellent question from @MarewaGlover #GFN22

[Fiona Patten @FionaHPatten]

Day 2 in Warsaw, already so much to take away on #tobaccoharmreduction. Consumers need to have their voices heard. #GFN22

[Yolande Jeffares @ChuggaLuggs]

Highly esteemed panel at #GFN22 discussing Academic Freedom & the Ghost of Sen. Joseph McCarthy. @MarewaGlover @swimdaily @BradRodu & Sree Sucharitha. Hosted by Kevin McGirr

[Derek Yach @swimdaily]

#GFN22 #GFN2022 Superb review by @MarcGunther of @MikeBloomberg & his impact on undermining progress to #endsmoking globally. Might add -ve impact on governance @WorldBank https://t.co/dEf4RTW8KR well described by @devisridhar @GFNicotine

[Global Action to End Smoking @GAtoEndSmoking]

Last week, @MwapataI’s 2022 Malawi Agricultural Productivity and Commercialization Conference brought together Malawi President @LAZARUSCHAKWERA and key stakeholders who discussed agricultural diversification in support of #MW2063.

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Experts from 10 countries are participating in a a roundtable discussion "Integrating harm reduction into tobacco control in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA)". The war in Ukraine brings new challenges for tobacco harm reduction. #HRP #tobaccocontrol

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More than one billion individuals still smoke combustible cigarettes.Tobacco harm reduction innovations offer new options to help for smokers to quit combustible cigarettes.

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@EveningStandards: Nataliia Toropova, a public health expert and head of Ukrainian NGO Healthy Initiatives, says we need to focus efforts on addressing the mental and physical health implications the war has had on Ukrainians.
https://t.co/PZZetiFtMk