सखा (sakha) .. Peer based Tobacco Prevention Program
Dr Anshu Asri , medical officer of DAV Centenary Public school introduced SAKHA ( सखा) …a peer based tobacco prevention programme in the school. Middle school students were covered through this program. Team code blue , resuscitation and first aid brigade took up this challenging task . Members visited these classes and educated the students about the harmful effect of tobacco and its products using various audio visual aids.It is well known that prevention programs that reach adolescents before they experiment with tobacco may reduce the prevalence of tobacco use .
Peer pressure or perception that smoking is cool is often a reason for young people to start using tobacco , hence the team discouraged the students from even trying them . Applauding the efforts of the team Principal
Somia Malik said that Young people definitely have a positive impact on each other and this program would be a success.