What steps should you take to keep your school smoking free?
What steps should you take to keep your school smoking free?
Seven steps toward a smoke-free school
- Set up a tobacco control steering committee.
- Create capacity: encourage support and involvement of relevant school and community members.
- Gather information in order to design a tailored strategy.
- Develop the strategy.
- Develop clear and consistent messages.
What resources are available to help smokers quit?
Quit Lines
- American Cancer Society (Quit for Life) 866-QUIT-4-LIFE (866-784-8454); 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and July 4)
- American Lung Association (Lung HelpLine & Tobacco QuitLine)
- National Cancer Institute (Smokefree.gov)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (BeTobaccoFree)
What is smokefree gov?
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) created Smokefree.gov to help you or someone you care about quit smoking. Smokefree.gov is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ efforts to reduce smoking rates in the United States, particularly among certain populations.
How much is smoke free app?
QuitGuide is a free app that helps you understand your smoking patterns and build the skills needed to become and stay smokefree.
How do you promote a smoke-free environment?
Financially support multiple quit attempts by the smoker, if necessary. Offer smoking cessation information and literature through a year-round communications plan. Implement a smoke-free workplace policy. Support smoking cessation through health benefits.
How can we help students to stop smoking?
To help your teen avoid getting hooked, follow these tips.
- Set a good example. Teen smoking is more common among teens whose parents smoke.
- Understand the attraction.
- Say no.
- Think beyond cigarettes.
- Appeal to your teen’s vanity.
- Do the math.
- Expect peer pressure.
- Take addiction seriously.
Is there a free program to quit smoking?
For support in quitting, including free quit coaching, a free quit plan, free educational materials, and referrals to local resources, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).
What’s the best way to give up smoking?
Here are 10 ways to help you resist the urge to smoke or use tobacco when a tobacco craving strikes.
- Try nicotine replacement therapy. Ask your doctor about nicotine replacement therapy.
- Avoid triggers.
- Delay.
- Chew on it.
- Don’t have ‘just one’
- Get physical.
- Practice relaxation techniques.
- Call for reinforcements.
How can I live smoke free?
How to Stay Smokefree
- Understand Your Triggers. Certain people, places, things, and situations can trigger an urge to smoke, even years after quitting.
- Beat Cravings. It is difficult to stay smokefree when cravings hit.
- Be Positive. The first hours, days, and weeks without cigarettes can be hard.
- Celebrate You.
- Get Support.
What is smoke free home?
A model California ordinance & checklist By adopting laws eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke in people’s homes, communities can ensure that smokefree living is not a luxury, but an option available to all, regardless of economic means, race, or ethnicity.
How much does QuitSure cost?
How much does the program cost? The fee is nominal: USD 10 to15 per month, depending upon the country that you are in. As the program is only 6 days long and should be completed within 12 days, you do not need to subscribe for more than one month. The first 2 days of the QuitSure program are free.
What is smoke free?
Definition of smoke-free —used to describe a place where people are not allowed to smoke We guarantee a smoke-free working environment.
Where can I find additional school resources for tobacco and smoking?
Additional school resources for tobacco and smoking related issues are available from SDERA (School Drug Education and Road Aware) and other smoking prevention websites. The SDERA Teacher Resources link to the Western Australian Curriculum Health and Physical Education Syllabus.
What are the benefits of smoke-free and tobacco-free campus policies?
With more initiatives focusing on expanding the number of campuses that ban smoking and tobacco use, here are three benefits of smoke- and tobacco-free policies at colleges and universities. They reduce tobacco use among young adults.
Where can I find the smarter than smoking teacher resources?
The SDERA Teacher Resources link to the Western Australian Curriculum Health and Physical Education Syllabus. Please note, the Smarter than Smoking Teacher Resources are only available in downloadable PDF form and not as hard copies from SDERA.
Why are we are creating a Smokefree future?
We Are Creating a Smokefree Future is a video resource (14 minutes) to inspire everyone in the school community to consider how they can promote smokefree environments and lifestyles. Download a brochure on what schools and early childhood services need to do to comply with the Smokefree Environments Act.
