Prevention of Tobacco Use

Elementary & Secondary Schools

 

The Smoke-Free Ontario and Tobacco Education and Control Teams support York Region schools in tobacco education through partnerships with school boards, teachers, parents and students as well as York Region's Healthy Schools Team and Substance Abuse Prevention Team.

 

Through curriculum-matched resources and modules, consultation services and extensive community partnerships, the teams work towards a tobacco-free environment for children and youth.

 

For students to make healthy lifestyle choices, it is important that tobacco-related education be continuous and comprehensive from Kindergarten to Grade 12.   

 

Smoke-Free Ontario Act and Schools

Elementary School Teacher Resource

Secondary School Teacher Resource

 

 

Under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, no person (staff, student or visitor) shall smoke tobacco or hold lighted tobacco on school property, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.  This includes playing fields, parking lots and inside a vehicle on school property.

 

Under the authority of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, the Tobacco Education and Control Team conducts on-site inspections of school property to monitor compliance with the Act and respond to all reported complaints. To report a violation, please contact York Region Health Services Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653.

 

The Tobacco Education and Control Team is also available for school consultation and assembly presentations. Visit Programs, Services, Resources for a listing of these various resources.

 

Elementary School Teacher Resources 

 

Visit Programs, Services, Resources for a listing of elementary school teacher resources.

 

Secondary School Teacher Resources

 

Visit Programs, Services, Resources for a listing of secondary school teacher resources.

 

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