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In this issue
Did your school get our free new resources?
Two new smokefree/auahi kore resources were sent to schools in July and August. Our Smokefree School/He Kura Auahi Kore: A Practical Guide to Being a Smokefree Community is an evidence-based approach using an inquiry cycle and is especially for principals and Boards of Trustees.
Staying Smokefree/Te Noho Auahi Kore is a cross-curriculum teaching resource for years 7&8 students.
You can check these out on the Smokefree Schools website or contact Kath Blair at HSC for more copies.
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What Corinna School says about the years 7&8 teaching resource
Corinna School in Porirua is delighted with their students’ response to the teaching resource. The students can identify with the stories and, as a result, are actively engaging with the learning activities. Teacher Caro Begg says the resource is equipping students with the ability to sift information, analyse issues and make informed decisions about being smokefree/auahi kore. It is helping to build resilience, which is key to empowering students to make good choices. The stories challenge their thinking and Caro hopes this will transfer into other areas of the students’ lives where they have to make difficult choices.
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Insights into youth - research findings
Did you know...?
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85.9% of Year 10 students (14-15 year olds) said "definitely yes" that cigarette smoking is harmful to their health.
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60.6% said "yes" they were taught in class about the danger of smoking tobacco.
The top eight things young people identify with that help them to be smokefree are:
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health reasons
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playing sport
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pictures on cigarette packets
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information they learnt at school
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friends being smokefree
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advice from family or friends
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smokefree messages
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price of tobacco.
These findings are part of the Youth Insights Survey 2010, where 3,197 Year 10 students (14-15 year olds) were asked about their smoking-related behaviours, knowledge, attitudes and lifestyles. You can view more research findings on the HSC website.
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Smokefree signage - are you in the know?
The Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 requires that management of schools/kura (including early childhood centres) take "all reasonably practicable steps" to ensure no person smokes anywhere in the school/kura or its grounds at any time. This means you need to:
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Ensure that all buildings and grounds are smokefree, 24 hours a day, seven days a week (there are no exemptions).
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Display signs stating that smoking is prohibited at all times at entrances to premises and buildings.
You can order free signage from the Smokefree Schools website.
More information about smokefree laws and schools is available on the Ministry of Health website.
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