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Smarter than Smoking
 Expert advice and support for young people, teachers and the education sector The Smarter Than Smoking SA Project aims to prevent young people from becoming or continuing to be smokers through conducting effective programs in schools and with young people in the community. The Smarter than Smoking SA message specifically targets the 10-15 year old age group. This project began in WA as an initiative of Healthway, developed by a coalition of WA government and non-government organisations and managed by the National Heart Foundation (WA Division).
Smarter than Smoking SA projects and resources include:
OxyGen.org.au is an interactive and informative anti-tobacco website developed in collaboration with Quit Victoria and Smarter than Smoking WA. The website is specifically designed for young people and contains the following sections: Being smoke free-FAQs, mythbusters, comebacks and help quitting Hard facts-Facts and figures Tobacco Industry Exposed- Marketing ploys of the tobacco industry Watch and Rate- Watch and rate clips Fun-Interactive games Resources for schools- An array of resources for educators If you have any great tobacco prevention ideas you have used in your school or community, let us know at oxygen.org.au. This could include posters, drama productions, experiments etc.  The Critics' Choice is an annual national competition for schools (Years 5-12) students. Students watch Australian and overseas anti-tobacco TV commercials and choose the one they think would help stop them smoking, or make them quit.
Critics' Choice: May 31- September 30 2011 An innovative anti-tobacco teaching tool run in schools
Critics’ Choice is an exciting resource for schools aimed at encouraging primary and secondary students to watch, critique and discuss 12 anti-tobacco TV commercials from Australia and overseas. After watching the television commercials, students are asked to rate them and choose the one they think would be most likely to stop them taking up smoking, or encourage them to quit. Critics’ Choice 2011 will run in schools from May 31 to the end of term 3 - September 30 2011 with 12 new anti-tobacco commercials. Registrations have now opened and can be downloaded by clicking here. Once registered, a Critics’ Choice Kit will be forwarded before World No Tobacco Day, May 31st 2011. Critics’ Choice is available on an all inclusive interactive DVD. For more information please contact: Sally Martin Smarter than Smoking Project SA - Project Officer Phone: 8291 4143 Fax: 8291 4194 Email: smartin@quitsa.org.au Smoke-free education and childcare guidelines
 Updated in 2008. A comprehensive, integrated approach to tobacco prevention in schools. Taking a health promoting school approach to tobacco prevention through:
The guidelines were developed in collaboration with representatives from the three education sectors, Early Childhood Australia and other key stakeholders, and have been trialled by South Australian schools.
The guidelines have been endorsed by the three education sectors and Early Childhood Australia and are available via download to all schools and childcare centres. They are both a source of information about smoking as well as a practical document for schools and early childhood centres to use to develop a smoke-free policy. The guidelines provide information around:
Tobacco-the truth is out there  A curriculum based prevention resource for middle school years, which explores the issues surrounding smoking and young people. Tobacco the Truth is Out There is mapped to the SACSA Framework. Tobacco: the truth is out there is available for dowload from OxyGen. Back to top
Tobacco education for senior students A prevention website for the senior years to support teachers with exemplars to illustrate planning on tobacco for SACE Stage 1 Mathematics, English and Australian Studies subject areas. This site also aims to provide an efficient and reliable source of programming and assessment ideas for teachers as well as provide up-to-date information for students. www.tobaccoeducation.org.au Smarter than smoking resources Resources for SA teachers to order from the Oxygen website. Order now! Peer support program activities A collaborative project ‘Tobacco and smoking’ uses peer influence to challenge tobacco beliefs and behaviours. This resource was developed collaboratively by Quit SA and the Peer Support Foundation of South Australia. It is available to all schools where a staff member has completed peer support training. It builds on to existing structures in peer leadership and aims to increase young people's awareness of smoking and tobacco-related issues and challenge their beliefs about tobacco use. If you would like more information about the resource, or information about training, contact Kaye Barnett Peer Support Foundation of SA Phone: 8364 2311 Email: peersupport@mac.com http://homepage.mac.com/peersupport/ |
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