Young India Network for Good Health

Nada India Foundation presents:  HEALTH ADVOCACY FELLOWSHIP Apply now! About: With 20 years of experience in the field of NCDs and prevention of NCDs, Nada India Foundation welcomes interested applicants to join the ‘Health Advocacy Fellowship’. As an organisation we are committed to foster a network of community-based initiatives, that strive to develop empowered leadership & healthy choice among marginalised & vulnerable populations especially youth and adolescents. There are 3 vacancies for this fellowship and each of the fellows will be allocated to work along with one of the project areas: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh.  Duration : 8 months Grant : Rs.10,000 per month from the start of the fellowship It is an initiative to empower and revitalise youth and youth groups who have been affected and effected by the tobacco industry tactics and tobacco consumption at an early age. Through several awareness campaigns, educative workshops, community engage...

    This is a nationwide short film competition conducted by FSHI in partnership with Studio Tattva. This is conducted to create awareness in our young, only through awareness of the ill effects of Tobacco can we save them. Rules of the Competition  Last date for Registration – 11th May. The duration of the film cannot be more than 60 seconds long. Any film exceeding this will be disqualified without review. Your film should not include young people under 18 using real tobacco products. Films can be made in any Indian Language. If the spoken language isn’t English or Hindi, the film should be accompanied by Subtitles. (Use this tool – aegisub.org or any other free tool to create Subtitles). The Subtitles could be hardcoded or in.SRT format. There are no restrictions on the equipment used. You can use a mobile phone camera or a DSLR to shoot your film. Do not use copyrighted music. Royalty-free music is allowed. Last date to upload the film – 25th May This competition is f...

Comprehensive advertising bans are most effective.  As India works to recover from the devastating health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers must act to adopt strong tobacco control measures and eliminate POS tobacco product displays to protect youth from experimenting with tobacco products and former smokers from relapsing. CURRENT COTPA REGULATIONS: Section 5(1) of COTPA provides for a comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising. Section 5(2) provides for exceptions from the general prohibition for advertising : displayed at the entrance or inside a warehouse or a shop where cigarettes or other tobacco products are offered for distribution or sale .   PROPOSED COTPA AMENDMENT: Prohibit the display of tobacco products inside or outside any warehouse or store that offers tobacco products for sale; require retailers to ensure all tobacco products are kept in a closed container or dispenser that is not accessible to any member of the public. During a pilot study cond...