“Tobacco:Threat to our environment” is the theme for this year’s World No Tobacco Day. A community awareness program on this topic was conducted by Coimbatore Cancer Foundation in collaboration with Dept. of Community Medicine , PSG IMSR at PSG Rural Health Center.#psg

On this day, Coimbatore Cancer Foundation in association with Department of Community medicine PSG Hospitals, conducted community awareness on the above mentioned theme at PSG Rural health centre Vedapatti. Starting from 9.00 am to 1.00pm there was variety of events like Awareness talk, awareness rally within Vedapatti, Vanniyampalayam, Kurumbapalayam flagged off by Dr. Balaji, Managing Trustee, Coimbatore Cancer Foundation. In presence of Dr. Sudha Ramalingam, Director Research & Innovation, Professor of Community medicine.
Educational session on Tobacco and cancer for 75 Nursing / Physiotherapy students;Tobacco and cancer Awareness for women and finally, the much needed free oral cancer screening at PSG Hospital, Vedapatti coordinated by the CCF team along with Dr. Jennet, PSG Hospital, Vedapatti.