The program "Competition of classes, free from smoking" is carried out by Northwest public council on the problems of teenage smoking uniting representatives of education, medicine, the government, public organizations, journalists, sportsmen.

In the program directed on preventive measures of smoking among teenagers, will take part about 600 classes of schools of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad region. The idea of competition consists in the following: it is offered to pupils of 6 and 7 classes during six months (from October, 15 till April, 15) not to smoke. Not to smoke must all class. The class is considered participating in competition until no less than 90% pupils of a class don’t smoke. The classes which have reached the end of the competition, participate in lottery of monetary prizes. The first prize - 30 thousand roubles, three second prizes - 10 thousand roubles each, 14 third prizes - 3 thousand roubles each. Also the program includes fascinating competitions, preventive studies, and actions which allow to organize space for new mutual relation among teenagers where it is not fashionable to smoke, where the healthy life style, the responsibility, trust and mutual respect is welcomed.

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