Mind If I Smoke? Mind If I Smoke?

Contributor(s): Singapore National Smoking Control Programme The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection Publication: Singapore National Smoking Control Programme, 1986 Language(s): English Format: Still image Subject(s): Smoking Cessation Smoking Public Health Genre(s): Archival Materials Posters Slides (photographs) Abstract: The National Smoking Control Programme, a comprehensive long-term plan for smoking control spearheaded by the Ministry of Health in Singapore in 1986, created this poster in response to pro-tobacco forces that emphasized the First Amendment personal freedom of smokers to smoke and tobacco companies to advertise their products. The "Towards a Nation of Non-Smokers" campaign emphasized nonsmokers' rights by using the image of the cigarette to their advantage. In this poster, the reply to the question, "Mind if I smoke?" is made more emphatic by the larger font and red color. Set against the black background, the image of a smashed cigarette symbolizes the ultimate goal of the program: the complete elimination of cigarette smoking in order to promote public health.. NOTE: Slide of original poster image is blurry. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584655X53 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: VCBBDR Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X53 Archival Collection: Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)