Tobacco

Publications

• Smoke-Free Ontario Act - Fact sheet on what the Smoke-Free Ontario Act means for schools.
• Smoking on School Property - Information on what students should know about the penalties for smoking on school property.
• Tobacco Use and Simcoe Muskoka Youth - In Simcoe Muskoka, fewer than 20% of high school students smoke, yet most teens think that this number is as high as 80%. Find out who's smoking, where, why and the influences in this 2006 report. For a look at smoking and our adult population, click on Adult Health Status and Tobacco Use.

Websites

• Spit and Chew Tobacco - in fruit and candy flavours is gaining popularity among youth, thanks to tobacco industry marketing practices. The Flavoured Lies Toolkit includes interactive, curriculum-friendly resources and information about smokeless tobacco that are ideal for use in the classroom.
• Don't Get Hooked - How youth can fight back against tobacco-industry marketing aimed at them.
• The Phakz - Interactive web games and information about tobacco on this health unit supported website for youth.
• Not To Kids - Information on tobacco and the law (underage selling) and preventing kids from using chew and snuff.
• Tobacco-Free Sports and Recreation - Policies, pledge forms, and promotional materials to support making the school sports community free from smoking, chew, dip and snus tobacco use.
• Lungs are for Life (The Lung Association) - Provides tobacco information by grade levels (K-12) with an emphasis on the lower grades. Suitable for students looking for tobacco information.

For publications that are orderable from the health unit, search through our guidance resources or curriculum resources.