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Flinders University 2005 Curriculum Studies-Health and PE students

Sally Martin Prevention Officer-Young people and Schools. Flinders University 2005 Curriculum Studies-Health and PE students. Largest single cause of preventable death and disease in Australia Responsible for over 80% drug related deaths per year

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Flinders University 2005 Curriculum Studies-Health and PE students

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  1. Sally Martin Prevention Officer-Young people and Schools Flinders University 2005Curriculum Studies-Health and PE students

  2. Largest single cause of preventable death and disease in Australia Responsible for over 80% drug related deaths per year One out of two long term smokers will die prematurely from tobacco related diseases. Eight out of ten new smokers are under the age of 18. - 43 000 young Australians take up smoking each year Tobacco use & health:the facts

  3. Young cigarette smokers are 14 times more likely to try marijuana 84% of the kids studied who have tried marijuana have smoked cigarettes within the past 30 days 57% of kids that have tried marijuana first smoked cigarettes A report by the National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and the American Legacy Foundation Tobacco use & links to Marijuana use

  4. ESTIMATED DRUG RELATED DEATHSAustralia 1998 Alcohol 14.0% Tobacco 81.6% Illicits 4.4%

  5. Have smoking rates declined among young people in SA? 1984-2002 Smoking Prevalence (previous week) Source: TCRE. Smoking among South Australian school students - Results from the 2002 ASSAD survey. Adelaide: Tobacco Control Research Evaluation Unit, 2003

  6. Family members who smoke Peer influence Rebellion Media Role models Availability Low socio-economic status Having a large amount of money to spend Perceived benefits Uptake of smoking

  7. Cessation Media Smoke-free places Legislation Sales to minors Taxation and pricing Research and evaluation Prevention Comprehensive tobacco control includes

  8. Tobacco Prevention The Health Promoting Schools Approach Curriculum, teaching, learning Provide learning programs about health, well- being and tobacco related harm. These programs are sequential and relevant to the stage of development. School organisation, ethos & environment Thelearning and care environment is smoke-free.Tobacco use/smoking is addressed primarily as health and safety issue. Partnerships & Services All members of school community work together to enable/maintain a smoke-free environment.

  9. A Whole School Drug Strategy

  10. For use in schools and early childhood centres Using a health promoting school approach Endorsed by the three education sectors The first section provides information The next section is the working part of the document The final section provides examples of questions to ask of whole school/ECC community (Process of being updated) Quit SA and schools‘Smoke-free education and child care’ guidelines

  11. Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

  12. Prevention activities for middle school students - 4 sections Who smokes? Why people choose to smoke, How to say no! Long and short term effects of smoking Passive smoking Global perspective, Laws, policies and rules about smoking, The politics of tobacco, Quitting (Download from www.OxyGen.org.au) TOBACCO - the truth is out there!

  13. Have you ever smoked even part of a cigarette? Smoking experience by school students in SA: 2002 Source: TCRE. Smoking among South Australian school students - Results from the 2002 ASSAD survey. Adelaide: Tobacco Control Research Evaluation Unit, 2003

  14. 2004 National Household Survey 2001 Daily Smoking Rates (14 years and older) Male Daily Smoking Rates 2004 Daily Smoking Rates (14 years and older) Female Daily Smoking Rates 2001-21.1% 2001-18.0% 19.5% 17.4% 2004-18.6% 2004-16.3% 2004 smoking rates From 1991 to 2004 Almost 30% drop in smoking rates

  15. Encourages primary and secondary students to watch, critique and discuss 12 anti-tobacco commercials Students vote on which commercial would prevent them from taking up smoking or encourage them to quit Support notes this year around Critical Literacy and the Essential Learnings Running during Term 2 and 3, 2005 Critics’ Choice

  16. Learners move beyond simple literal understandings of what they read and view Develop skills to enable them to more critically examine and evaluate texts Ultimate aim is for learners to independently apply CL skills in their out-of-school lives SACE Curriculum Exemplars for tobacco Critical Literacy and Film making 2005-Using Critical Literacy & the Essential Learnings

  17. www.OxyGen.org.au • An Australian anti-tobacco site for young people and health professionals • Includes: • Tar wars - about the insidious tobacco industry, get involved and have your say • Hard facts - statistics, information sheets • Interactives- how much does it cost to smoke, what's in a cigarette, interactive biopsy • Resources- including Showcasing Resources • Links, latest news,Send an e- postcard

  18. Developed in collaboration with the Peer Support Foundation of SA and Quit SA Builds on existing structures of peer leadership Peer Support Program Activities on Tobacco & Smoking

  19. School organisation, Ethos and Environment including Policy and Procedures

  20. Provide schools with an innovative approach to support young people who smoke to: quit cut down manage their smoking so they don’t smoke at school Views student smoking as a health and safety issue This approach does not condone smoking Keep Left Youth Smoking Cessation Guide for Schools

  21. Actions that have the lowest levels of harm are to not smoke, to quit and to avoid environmental tobacco smoke Keep Left Continuum

  22. National Youth Tobacco-free Day (an initiative of the Australian Network on Young People and Tobacco) -occurs every year Smarter than smoking Pamphlets, posters, information sheets, videos Other Initiatives/Resources

  23. Of Interest………

  24. From ASH Website www.ashaust.org.au

  25. Cinema Without Cigarettes -66% of movies featuring smoking carried youth ratings of G, PG, or PG-13 Graphic warnings planned for cigarette packets Smoking in pubs, clubs and gaming rooms Jim Bacon, Premier of Tasmania, being diagnosed with/dying of lung cancer Finding opportunities to talk about tobacco

  26. Don’t forget

  27. Promotionsin Australia at a national student fashion show and….. At a recent dance party

  28. Smoke-free fashion

  29. Quit SA and schools – an overview • Curriculum, teaching, learning - • TOBACCO-the truth is out there • Critics’ Choice OxyGen • National YOUTH Tobacco-free Day • Peer Support Programs Pamphlets, posters, videos Information Sheets School organisation, ethos & environment- Smoke-free Education and Child Care GuidelinesKeep Left Youth Smoking Cessation ResourceTraining and Development Quitline 131 848 Partnerships & Services eg. Working with three education sectorsHPS PartnershipProviding support to students, school staff, parents

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