Tobacco Prevention in Dundee Schools'

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Tobacco Prevention in Dundee Schools.

• Alison Duncan
• Development Worker Smoking Young People
  (Dundee)
• NHS Tayside

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Supporting Evidence

• The Cochrane Review 2006

• Towards a Future Without Tobacco - 2006

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Events

• May 2006 - Consultation with school curriculum
  and guidance staff.
• August 2006 First meeting of multi-agency
  steering group
• Sept. 2006/2008 Pupil conferences
• Nov. 2006 (annually thereafter) Individual
  school plans for initiatives.

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Dundee Secondary Schools

• S1 Forum Theatre Tour
• Individual Secondary Schools Projects
• S1 S3 on-line questionnaire
• Smoking cessation

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Dundee Primary Schools

• Secondary School Cluster Event
• P7 Drama Movement Workshops
• Well Good Health Summer School
• Health promoting Schools Grants and Awards Scheme

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Evaluation

• Individual schools will evaluate their own
  initiatives, submitting written reports annually
• Forum theatre, dance and drama will be evaluated
  by pupils and staff. Written reports available
  at www.taysidepublichealth.com
• Pupil attitudes will be surveyed pre initiatives
  and post project.
• Cessation services will be evaluated by School
  Health Nurses and Public Health staff.

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Next Steps

• Branding
• Embedding
• Smoking Cessation tutor training -Young people
• Pre-school children/Parents
• Smoke free homes

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Contact Details

• Alison Duncan
• Development Worker - Smoking Young People
• Directorate of Public Health,
• Kings Cross,
• Clepington Road,
• Dundee, DD3 8EA
• Tel [phone]
• Email alison.duncan_at_nhs.net