Slovenian Coalition for Tobacco Control
Kopitarjeva ulica 2
2000 Maribor

Slovenia

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Project Leader

Mihaela Lovše Project leader  Phone: +386 (0)22355506  Fax: +386 (0)22502031  Contact

Project Staff

Darija Lorbek Contact

M.D. Tomaž Cakš Contact

Nataša Blažko Contact

Mojca Juricic Contact

Helena Koprivnikar Contact

M.D. Vesna Kerstin Petric Contact

Maja Lovše Contact

Dominika Novak Mlakar Contact

Institute Presentation

In last five years we have worked on many projects relating to reduction of tobacco consumption among young people:

• Non-smoking classes programmes in secondary and primary schools in Slovenia, 
• workshops in elementary schools with title “Reducing tobacco consumption among young people” 
• a series of educational workshops in the secondary school for hACCESSce service, secondary school for biotechnics in Maribor, secondary school for construction, secondary school for´ hospice service in Izola, secondary school for designers, 
• an educational workshop in the diocesan grammar school (non-smoking classes programme), 
• educational and motivational workshops in Faculty of health sciences (University of Maribor) 
• educational and motivational workshops in College of Health Care Izola (University of Primorska) 
• worked on smoking cessation programme in primary and secondary schools in Slovenia made by Slovenian Public Health Institute (Title: “Free hands, clean lungs”) organised a series of non-smoking festivals for young people (for example in May 2009: 20 May 2009 SCTC participated with a stand and health promotion materials on tobacco prevention at the NGO fair Podravje, 19 May 2009, Games Lampijoncki28 May 2009 Non Smoking Festival on the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day 2009, organized by SCTC and its NGO members, 28 May 2009 SCTC organized a Round Table and Press Conference with the title Tobacco control strategies in the Republic of Slovenia, 29 May 2009 Press Conference of the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia on the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day 2009)
• Preparing and distributing health education materials,
• Conducting researches and preparing exhibitions,
• Youth camps for giving up smoking, 
• sport events for young people,
• providing help for students at their seminar work on tobacco prevention,
• Informing youth through web pages, conferences, e-news, workshops, booths...
• educating young volunteers,
• SCTC and its member NGO organised a series help-line shows with tips on how to quit smoking  - student radio station (as part of HELP project),
• Published a TV spot which was broadcasted on the main national TV station,
• conducting measurements (project “Oksimobil”) of CO in exhaled air among young smokers in all regions of Slovenia,
• young volunteers helped to the SCTC to prepare the proposal of tobacco legislation,spreading new information through media, public events and our web site, about nicotine
    addiction and the manipulation of tobacco industry among youngsters,
  - Attending different conferences on tobacco or health (e.g. World conferences on tobacco
    or health which were held in Mumbai, Washington, Helsinki etc.).

For more information please visit our web site: http://www.tobak-zveza.si.