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18 participants on smoking/alcohol/betel nut cessation or case management were also offered. These activities have been combined with oral mucosal screening services and referral of 696 compassionate stores that refuse the sale of tobacco products, alcohol, and betel nuts to minors as well as creation of databases for media campaigns and questionnaire surveys. The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion has stipulated five key action areas strategies, namely (1) build healthy public policy, (2) create supportive environments, (3) strengthen community actions, (4) develop personal skills, and (5) reorient health care services to provide integrative education, establish areas free from tobacco, alcohol and betel quid use, incorporate community in local settlements in the program for promoting refusal of tobacco, alcohol and betel quid use and cessation services. Resources from communities, workplaces, and schools would be integrated in order to bridge the gap of health inequality between towns, counties, and ethnicities. Smoke-free Campuses In 2018, smoking was prohibited in environments surrounding 70% of all primary and secondary schools in Taiwan (around 2,876 schools). In addition to establishing smoke-free environments on campuses, the HPA has continued to carry out joint surveys with the Ministry of Education (MOE) on smoking behaviors among junior high, senior high, and vocational school students on an annual basis. Results of the investigation were used to improve the Campus Tobacco Hazards Prevention Implementation Program, which stipulated actions to be taken by education administration agencies of every level and in every school. Tobacco and betel nuts Hazards prevention counseling and visits were also jointly carried by the HPA and MOE in order to inspect second-hand smoke exposure in junior high, senior high, and vocational schools. Routine school management meetings with the school principals and physical and health education supervisors were also held to promote the importance of preventing tobacco hazards. Relevant awards and penalties have also been stipulated to strengthen the school's commitment to tobacco control in campus premises. ◎ Lienchiang County Community Quiting Smoking Class