This date created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its members may perhaps be interpreted as a slogan, however it is an opportunity to raise awareness about the harmful and lethal effects of tobacco use, trying to dissuade it in any of its forms and at the same time promoting effective policies to reduce the habit.

Taking into consideration that exposure to tobacco is the main preventable cause of death in the world and its great incidence in adolescents and young people today, the Carlos J. Finlay Birthplace, a sociocultural project of the Office of the Historian, holds workshops , talks, exchanges with health specialists and exhibitions aimed at raising awareness about its harmful effects.

Offering correct guidance on a healthier and more appropriate style for the prevention of diseases related to these toxins, as well as the effectiveness of therapies to achieve the recovery and healing of the organism; constitutes an essential purpose of these activities that includes moments of generational exchange; demonstrating the need to raise awareness of the dependence produced by nicotine: the main component of tobacco.

A healthy path

Healthy options such as the practice of tai chi, the use and consumption of useful parts of medicinal plants when drinking a tizana, typical of the Finlay Birthplace.

The possibility of optimizing and guiding your mental health will make you find in this space an improvement in your quality of life, and also the possibility of moving away from irritant gases that affect the respiratory system, from carcinogenic substances such as Benzopyrene, which are formed during the combustion of tobacco, cigarette roles or tar used as a binder in cut tobacco.

Do not forget that not only smokers are affected, but also those closest to you.

Translated by: Aileen Álvarez García