Prevention of Tobacco Use

Programs, Services, Resources

 

Elementary and Secondary Schools

Youth

Parents

Workplaces

Community

 

Elementary and Secondary Schools

 

Resources are available to assist teachers with curriculum and developing comprehensive tobacco programming.  For more information click Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention, Cessation and Protection Teacher Resources or contact York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653, TTY 1-866-252-9933.

 

Youth

 

Not to Kids! - www.nottokids.ca

• Information for youth and schools

Health Canada Quit 4 Life – www.quit4life.com

• Quit-smoking information and resources

Health Canada Tobacco Youth Zone - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/tobac-tabac/youth-jeunes/index-eng.php

• Tobacco-related information and quit smoking resources
• Toolkits, facts and quizzes

Stupid.ca - www.stupid.ca

• Tobacco-related information 

• Information on tobacco-use in movies

Smoke Free Movies – www.smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu

• Information on tobacco-use in movies

Parents

 

Are you and your family at risk?

• Information on second-hand smoke (PDF)
  English  Farsi  Russian  Urdu

Children deserve a smoke-free future

• Information on talking to your children about smoking (PDF)
  English  Farsi  Russian  Urdu

Will you protect your family?

• Information on health effects of second-hand smoke (PDF)
  English  Farsi  Russian  Urdu

Parents Smoke-Free Ontario Act

• Information Sheet (PDF)

Parent Action on Drugs – www.parentactionondrugs.org

• Education support on alcohol, tobacco and various drugs

Motherisk – www.motherrisk.org

• Information on smoking during pregnancy, breastfeeding, etc.

Workplaces

 

Workplace Tobacco Policy Guide – Includes:

• Sample workplace policy template
• To request a Tobacco-Free Workplace Guide contact York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653
• To print the Tobacco-Free Workplace Guide (PDF)

• Reporting Form (PDF format)
• Report smoking in your workplace (poster)
• Report smoking in a work vehicle (poster) 

Smoke-Free Ontario Act

• Powerwall display ban information sheet (PDF)

Community

 

Play, Live, Be…Tobacco-Free - www.playlivebetobaccofree.ca

• Information on creating tobacco-free sports and recreation policy

Health Canada Healthy Living - www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/index_e.html

• Federal website containing tobacco-related public health information

Public Health Ontario - www.publichealthontario.ca

• Provincial website containing tobacco-related public health information

The Canadian Cancer Society – www.cancer.ca

• Information and resources on cancer-related topics

The Lung Association - www.on.lung.ca

• Information and resources on lung health including smoking-related lung disease

The Heart and Stroke Foundation – www.heartandstroke.ca

• Information and resources related to heart disease and stroke

Centre for Addition and Mental Health (CAMH) - www.camh.net

• Information and tobacco-use quit resources

Through With Chew - www.throughwithchew.com

• Information, research and newsletters on smokeless tobacco

            York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653, TTY 1-866-252-9933

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