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Transcript of LTS-WDGPH Youth Smoking Workshop
Smoke-Free Movies
Let’s Talk Science & Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health School Youth Tobacco Campaign
Background● Smoking has many health risks & causes many
diseases○ Heart disease & Lung Cancer
● Movies are a powerful form of smoking promotion○ Movies are very influential
● Smoking in youth is an important issue○ Youth=You!!
● Majority of box office movies feature on-screen tobacco○ Actors using or pretending to use tobacco products
● Most of those movies are youth-rated movies
Do any of these look familiar?
Activity #1:1. WHAT comes to mind when you think about
smoking and cigarettes?2. WHERE do you see people smoking the most?3. WHO do you think of when you hear “smoker”?4. WHO do you usually see smoking in movies? Why? 5. WHY are movies used to promote smoking?
WHAT comes to mind when you think about smoking and cigarettes?● Is smoking cool? Tobacco companies
want you to think so! ● Trying to take something extremely
toxic and make it cool..don’t get manipulated!
● Health Risks● Addiction● Cost of cigarettes
WHERE do you see people smoking the most?
● Family members?● Friends/Peers/School?● Movies?● Restaurants?● Overall: Do you think its possible you
see more smoking in movies than you would in your life?
WHO do you think of when you hear “Smoker”?
- Draw a picture of someone you can see with a tobacco product
- How old are they? What are their hobbies? What are their goals in life? What kind of friends do they have? Are they a student or do they work? If they work, why type of job do they have?
WHO do you usually see smoking in movies? Why?
- Youth! - Want to promote this addiction at an early
age- Cartoon characters smoke in movies - Teenagers & rebellious youth seen
smoking- Higher class/wealthy people- Example: Many Disney movies (stay
tuned for a video clip!)
Some famous people that smoke!
WHY are movies used to promote smoking?
- “It’s the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look at how you feel about it”
- Andy Warhol- Movies can influence what we think is “cool”, how we
act and who we look up to.
Summary Video
Smoke-Free Movies:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRFDl5dLnwo
3mins40sec
Movie Clip #1:
Smoking in Disney Classics:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuUt1NhkdvM
1min40secs
Movie Clip #2:
Friend Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovRCirgKhvg
Is smoking in movies ‘cool’?
So...what do you think now?
Why is this so important?● 13,000 Ontarians die each year from tobacco-
related illness● Tobacco remains the leading preventable cause of
death● Health risks:
○ Lung cancer & lung damage○ Mouth, throat, kidney, stomach cancers (and many other
cancers!)○ Heart disease and heart attack○ Faster aging, wrinkles, age spots on skin○ Damaged & yellowed teeth and gums○ Stained fingers○ Hair loss○ risk of osteoporosis- weakening of the bones
Health Effects of Smoking
Bill Nye Video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzT332vkWes
2mins
Q & ARaise your hand to answer a question!
If you answer a question, you’ll receive some smoke-free movies swag!
Take Home Messages● Smoking in movies can cause young people
to start smoking● Tobacco companies are targeting youth● Smoking is not all it is cracked up to be● There are many, many, many health
consequences of smoking● Be sure to not get influenced by what you
see!
Thank you!