Smoke-Free Videos

Lisa Cristia: A Victim of Second-Hand Smoke in Illinois

Lisa is an American Cancer Society volunteer and a cancer victim of second-hand smoke on her jobs in bars and restaurants. She tells her story in a clip you can watch on YouTube. It is part of the Smoke-Free Illinois campaign. The clip started airing on March 22.

From the blog of Smoke-free Illinois:
A 30 second TV ad can't do justice to Lisa's story of courage and survival. What follows is the written testimony Lisa Christia filed with the Senate Executive Committee earlier this month in support of Smoke Free Illinois. Read Lisa's story, and understand the risks and dangers of secondhand smoke.

Michèle, Non-Smoker with Lung Cancer: It Could Have Been Avoided

Co-produced by TF1 and the CNCT (French National Committee for Tobacco Control) the simple and poignant testimony (30 sec) of Michèle (63 years old) who never smoked but has lung cancer because of her exposure to tobacco smoke. WATCH (big file slow to download, thank you for your patience). Or via YouTube.
Here is a longer version (text) of her testimony (in French) from the press file.

Health Canada New Ad on YouTube

In what may be a first for the Federal Government, Health Canada has posted its new anti-smoking ad about secondhand smoke in the home on YouTube.
Also in French. As of today I don't know of any other Health Department using YouTube officially. The traffic seems to remain low (the clip is not that exciting either).

From Portugal: Smoking and Farting

This ad produced in Portugal for the Club of the Friends of the Environment is one of several that compares smoking to farting. Its English speaking version shows up on YouTube and it is listed in the Adforum site (but you have to be a subscriber to see it). I have found no reference to the year when it was created.

Now You Know: ETS in France

The French Government just passed a new decree prohibiting smoking in public places. This is the TV ad that has started airing (from November 16 to December 6, 2006). I found it on the Dailymotion site. Three days later is has also been posted on YouTube, on the official site of MILDT and on Globalink :)
There are 3 different spots: in a car, in a restaurant, in an office.
Below is the presentation of the campaign (in French).

Hong Kong Smoke-Free Indoor and Public Places

Two clips on YouTube celebrating the new smoke-free environments in Hong Kong: workplaces and restaurants and karaokes. They are produced by the Tobacco Control Office of the Hong Kong Health Department but it does not look they were "officially" posted on YouTube.

Passive Smoking Can Kill

Passive smoking can kill is the theme of this 2004 ad from Scotland's Health Department. The next campaign's message was "Passive smoking kills". WATCH
(on YouTube).