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April 1
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April
Fool's Day
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Good time to
remind smokers and governments not to be fooled by tobacco
industry arguments, or claims of having become
"responsible." More at www.ashaust.org.au/lv3/Lv3resources_tobacco_industry.htm
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April 2 - 8
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Arthritis
Awareness Week
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See how smoking ramps up Rheumatoid
Arthritis risk at www.ashaust.org.au/mediareleases/mr_20041027.htm.
More about Arthritis and the week at http://arthritisaustralia.com.au/events/eventid/877.
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April 7
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World
Health Day
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The 2007 theme is
"Health and security: outbreaks and crises". More at www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/83/health_and_security_call_for_papers/en/index.html
The tobacco pandemic is a major crisis, threatening to kill one
billion people this century. Urge Australian MPs to take stronger
action here and in our region.
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April 15
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Titanic
anniversary
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On this day the great cruise liner
went down, with the loss of 1,513 people - about the same number
who die in Australia from smoking each month. Makes you
think.
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April 14 - 22
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National
Youth Week
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Around 40,000
Australian children start smoking each year - many will never become older
Australians, courtesy of continuing targeting of youth by tobacco
marketing. More at www.ashaust.org.au
- see under Students, Responsible Sale, Tobacco
Industry and more. For more on the week: www.youthweek.com
Put tobacco on the agenda - suggest it on their online poll page.
See also National Youth Tobacco Free Day, March 28.
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April 27 - 29
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ALP
National Conference
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In Sydney - see www.alp.org.au.
Urge the party to improve smokefree laws to protect employee and
public health, protect children with tighter promotion laws, and
commit adequate funding to quit campaigns. See our
Politicians' Guide at www.ashaust.org.au/lv4/PolliesGuide.htm.
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April 28
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Workers'
Memorial Day
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Annual day commemorating work
deaths, organised worldwide by the ICFTU/TUAC/global union
federations. A chance to push for immediate and total separation
of smoking from working areas - only Qld and Tas have done it. See latest at www.ashaust.org.au/SF'03
. For more about the day, see www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991219085&Language=EN
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April 29 - May 5
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National
Heart Week
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Smoking causes 1
in 4 cases of heart disease. Heart disease rate could be slashed
if we reduced smoking rates. See statistics at www.heartfoundation.com.au
and more on the week at www.heartfoundation.com.au/index.cfm?page=243.
Latest on passive smoke heart damage: see www.ashaust.org.au/mediareleases/mr_20040701.htm.
See also Sept 25, World Heart Day.
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