What is Harm Reduction?
The guiding principle of Harm Reduction believes in opening up avenues to alternatives that can help prevent or eradicate harm-inducing habits or activities that are essentials in order to build a better and healthier Malaysia.
What is Tobacco Harm Reduction?
Tobacco harm reduction (THR) believes that reducing the levels of harm from tobacco use among smokers is the priority because eliminating exposure to nicotine is not always achievable. Thus, the main objective of THR is to help smokers switch to less harmful alternatives.
Fact 1:
Many of us know that smoking is harmful, but not all of us know that the BIGGEST problem with smoking and cigarettes is burning. The reason why burning is the BIGGEST problem is because by burning the cigarettes and tobacco, we will be creating and releasing the smoke that contains harmful chemicals that caused smoking-related diseases such as lung cancer. Therefore, burning and releasing the smoke is the BIGGEST problem.
Fact 2:
Many adults are still confused with the misconception that the culprit of smoking-related disease is nicotine.
Fact 3:
Many smokers are not informed that they do have an alternative and less harmful way of consuming nicotine such as risk-reducing alternatives like e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
Harm Reduction Editorial Contest 2021
This contest is dedicated to invite bloggers, writers, and content creators to enable better lifestyle choices through the principle of harm reduction.
It also aims to provide society an opportunity to understand the harm reduction approach and how it could help us in building a better Malaysia.
Therefore, we would like to invite you to craft an article or content that can help the public to know more about the idea of Tobacco Harm
Play a role in reducing the harm exposed by all Malaysian and our loved ones!
Amazing Cash Prizes Awaits You:
Category A
The Great Writers
Grand Prize
RM 3,000 Cash
2nd Prize
RM 2,000 Cash
3rd Prize
RM 1,000 Cash
Category B
The Great Content Creators
Grand Prize
RM 3,000 Cash
2nd Prize
RM 2,000 Cash
3rd Prize
RM 1,000 Cash
Consolation Prizes 10x
RM250 Cash
Category A: The Great Writers
Entries must be an article.
Step 1:
Create article to introduce what is Tobacco Harm Reduction & how Risk-Reducing Alternatives can help smokers who unable/unwilling to quit to reduce potential harms and risks.
Step 2:
The article must be in either English or Bahasa Malaysia, and it must be 500 words and above, but the title and list of sources are separate and do not count as part of the 500-word limit.
Participants must share their article on their blog or website with the hashtag #TobaccoHarmReduction & introduce HAA’s website (https://haahub.com.my) in the article.
Participants must share their article on their blog or website with the hashtag #TobaccoHarmReduction & introduce HAA’s website (https://haahub.com.my) in the article.
Step 3:
The article must be original and published on your website or blog from the 28th of October 2021 onwards.
Step 4:
Participants need to copy the link of the article and submit it at the bottom.
Contest Runs From: 28th of October to 30th of November 2021
How To Win:
Winners will be selected based on their creativity.
How Your Creativity Will Be Measured & How Winners Will Be Shortlisted?
| Excellent 3 points |
Very Good 2 points |
Good 1 point |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Viewpoint: The article states a clear opinion and issues a call to action through an argument based on evidence | |||
| 2. Evidence: The article must cite evidence, facts, and information from reliable sources such as information from the Ministry of Health, CDC, FDA and | |||
| 3. Language: The article must use language, style, and tone appropriate to its purpose and features correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | |||
| 4. Guidelines: The article must follow all contest guidelines. |
Category B: The Great Content Creators
Entries (contents) can be in any digital form such as Video, Podcast, Comic Strips, Infographics, Songs and etc.
Step 1:
Create digital content to introduce what is Tobacco Harm Reduction & how Risk-Reducing Alternatives can help smokers who unable/unwilling to quit smoking to reduce potential harms and risks.
Step 2:
Participants must create digital content such as Video, Podcast, Comic Strips, Infographics, Song and etc in either English or Bahasa Malaysia.
The content must come with the hashtag #TobaccoHarmReduction in the caption & tag @harm.awareness.association Instagram page in the content.
The content must come with the hashtag #TobaccoHarmReduction in the caption & tag @harm.awareness.association Instagram page in the content.
Step 3:
The content must be original and published on your Instagram from the 28th of October 2021 onwards.
Step 4:
Participants need to copy the Instagram post’s link and submit it at the bottom.
Contest Runs From: 28th of October to 30th of November 2021
How To Win:
Winners will be selected based on the total engagement (Likes & Comments) on the Instagram post (the entry) and the creativity of the Instagram post.
How Your Creativity Will Be Measured & How Winners Will Be Shortlisted?
| Excellent 3 points |
Very Good 2 points |
Good 1 point |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Viewpoint: The content must state a clear opinion and issues a call to action through an argument based on evidence. | |||
| 2. Evidence: The content must cite evidence, facts, and information from reliable sources such as information from the Ministry of Health, CDC, FDA and etc. | |||
| 3. Language: The content must use language, style, and tone appropriate to its purpose and features correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | |||
| 4. Guidelines: The content must follow all contest guidelines. | |||
| 5. Total Engagement: The total Likes and Comments accumulated by the Instagram post (the entry). | Total Engagement Above 1,000 |
Total Engagement Above 100 |
Total Engagement Above 10 |
