Our Smokefree School/He Kura Auahi Kore

A practical guide to being a Smokefree Community

Many Boards of Trustees and principals have asked for a practical planning guide to help them move beyond compliance and make their school communities truly smokefree.  The Health Sponsorship Council is delighted to let you know that this guide - Our Smokefree School/He Kura Auahi Kore: A Practical Guide to Being a Smokefree Community - is available now and it's free.  You can use the new planning guide to take small steps or make major change towards embedding smokefree lifestyles into the culture of your school.  It has been designed to give Boards of Trustees and principals practical advice about how to move your school and school community forward on its smokefree journey.  The guide contains programme planning tools plus a DVD, tips for working with community groups and families, as well as sample templates of letters and surveys. 

A free copy of Our Smokefree School/He Kura Auahi Kore is being sent to over 2,700 schools across Aotearoa New Zealand.  You can download a free copy at smokefreeschools.org.nz or contact Kath Blair: kath@hsc.org, phone 04 472 5777.  You can also make photocopies of the guide. 

Our Smokefree School/He Kura Auahi Kore was developed in close consultation with a wide range of people working in the health and education sectors throughout New Zealand.  The generous contribution of these individuals and groups has meant that the guide has benefited from the insights and practical solutions offered by people working in the school environment.  It is this input that makes the planning guide truly practical for your school.  Learning Media Ltd has produced the guide for the Health Sponsorship Council, with funding support from the Ministry of Health.

You can view this resource at http://www.smokefreeschools.org.nz/resources/teaching-resources. All components of the resource can be downloaded and are free to photocopy.

Kath Blair (Schools Project Manager with the Health Sponsorship Council from Wellington) will be running a workshop for those interested in utilizing this resource in Timaru on Tuesday 6^th September from 9:30am-midday.  If you have any questions in the meantime you are welcome to contact our Smokefree Advisor Leola Ryder through your WAVE facilitator or contact Kath Blair kath@hsc.org.nz, ph 04-472 5777.

Staying Smokefree/Te Noho Auahi Kore

A teaching resource for years 7 and 8 students

A new teaching resource is being sent to all schools with years 7 and 8 students this week. Staying Smokefree/Te Noho Auahi Kore is a cross-curricular resource. Although its primary focus is levels 3 and 4 of the health and physical education learning area, it also has links to most learning areas, including mathematics and statistics, and English. The resource aims to develop the resilience of years 7 and 8 students, and encourage a positive attitude about being smokefree/auahi kore.

The resource comprises a teachers' guide, student journal, an audio CD of the stories, and student cards with stories and activities based on the following themes:

•·        Being well/Te hauora

•·        Turning down the pressure/Kia tū māia

•·        What's the message and what's the cost?/He aha te kōrero, ā, he aha te utu?

•·        Smokefree - our lives, our future/Auahi kore - mō tātou, mō āpōpō.

You can view this resource at:http://www.smokefreeschools.org.nz/resources/teaching-resources. All components of the resource can be downloaded and are free to photocopy.

Kath Blair (Schools Project Manager with the Health Sponsorship Council from Wellington) will be running a workshop for those interested in utilizing this resource in Timaru on Tuesday 6^th September from 1pm-2:30pm.  If you have any questions in the meantime you are welcome to contact our Smokefree Advisor Leola Ryder through your WAVE facilitator or contact Kath Blair kath@hsc.org.nz, ph 04-472 5777.

Smokefree/Tobacco Control

Our Smokefree Health Promoter at Community & Public Health aims to improve and protect the health of the population by reducing the harm from tobacco use and exposure to second hand smoke and can assist you with:

• Ensuring that teachers understand the role of Smokefree/Auahi Kore within the curriculum and encourage teachers to base their teaching/learning on best evidence practise
• Professional Development for teachers to integrate Smokefree/Auahi Kore across all learning areas
• Working with student health teams/parents to take individual and collective action in Smokefree/Auahi Kore initiatives in the school and wider community eg. advocating to councils for Smokefree playgrounds
• Assisting with policy development that involves the whole wider school community, includes all those entering the school and encourages appropriate support for staff and students who smoke

LEOLA RYDER (married name is Smith) JOB ROLE:   Smokefree/SunSmart Health Promotion
BACKGROUND:  Mum to Campbell and Mackenzie A lifetime ago I was a Platoon SGT in the army Diploma of Sport and Recreation Been with C&PH 12 years and still learning
FAVOURITES:  Physical Activity: Watching and playing rugby, going for long walks and on bike rides with my husband and 2 children and anything that involves moving to music!. Food: Avocado and Cottage Cheese sammies, creamed rice, nectarines, apples, bananas (brain food!), oh and roast spuds! Drink: Lime milkshakes and good ol H2O              Saying: “Life is too short, go for it!.”
BEST THING ABOUT THIS JOB: Smokefree is increasingly becoming 'the norm' and seeing people get passionate about living a smokefree lifestyle.
LOOKING FORWARD TO:  Working with schools to show them smokefree is more than 'just a sign on a gate'
CONTACT DETAILS: Phone:  03 687 2610 DD Email:   leola.ryder@cdhb.govt.nz

 

Smokefree / Tobacco Control

Tobacco smoking is the single greatest cause of premature death and disability in New Zealand.  It results in almost 5000 deaths every year, killing more than half of those who use it as intended.  The 2006 / 07 New Zealand Health Survey indicated the current smoking prevalence among people in South Canterbury is 25%.  However rates were significantly higher among Maori and Pacific populations.

It is a requirement by law to have ‘Smokefree at all times' signage at your gates and every external door within ECE'/Schools.  If you need Smokefree signage or are looking for smokefree / auahi kore or quit smoking resources, please contact our Smokefree Health Promoter or our Administrator for assistance on 688-6019 or connect to our website to see what resources are available www.cph.co.nz

Other websites that could assist you with Smokefree / Auahi Kore within your setting:

• www.smokefreelaw.co.nz
• www.smokefreeschools.org.nz