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Smokefree Children ’ s Centres

This project aims to establish and maintain smokefree Children's Centres, promote smokefree homes, and ensure service users receive the best advice to quit smoking. Signage, training, and referrals to the Devon SSS have been implemented to support this initiative. Pre and post-training evaluations have shown increased knowledge, confidence, and changed behavior regarding smoking cessation. Contact Lesley Thomas at Devon County Council or Andrea Dickens at Smokefree South West for more details.

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Smokefree Children ’ s Centres

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  1. Smokefree Children’s Centres A whole organisation approach Andrea Dickens Deputy Director, Smokefree South West Lesley Thomas Public Health Programme Manager (Tobacco Control), Devon County Council A

  2. Why this project? • The whole organisation approach is shown to work in schools and organisations, so by inference, should work in CC • There was a lack of quality brief advice training available for non-clinical staff • CC work with ‘targeted’ families so reach the target population for smoking cessation and the smokefree homes messages • Devon’s CC Alliance and Smokefree South West were keen to promote SF via CC A

  3. Aims • To establish and maintain a smokefree site • To ensure all service users know the best way to quit smoking, when they are ready • To promote smokefree homes. A

  4. What were the outputs? • SF policy • Children’s Centres adopt SF sites • SF signage erected on CC sites • Every opportunity is used by all staff to raise the issue of smoking with service users • Referrals are made directly to the Devon SSS by CC staff • CC staff are confident in requesting a smokefreeroom in client’s homes and do so A

  5. The process • Funding secured by Smokefree South West • Signage designed, based upon fully tested ‘Play parks’ signage • Policy designed and adopted by all responsible bodies • 7 pilot sites in Devon and 2 in Plymouth chosen • ‘Pre’ survey undertaken using survey monkey • Training carried out in Devon pilot sites • ‘Post’ survey undertaken • Focus groups • Learnings logged • Roll out L

  6. Signage A

  7. Training • DVD • SF sites • Raising the issue – the 3 As • Smokefree homes • Smoking in pregnancy • Supporting powerpoint, test and Certificate L

  8. Childrens Centres aresmokefree.Training for staff L

  9. Play the ‘Introduction’ section of the dvd or use weblink on slide 2 L

  10. Play section of dvd here A

  11. Devon • Added option of using web-based resource • Training completed • Test • Certificate • Details of completion to Public Health and Childrens Centre manager L

  12. Evaluation • Formative evaluation - pre and post aimed to see how the training had been received: • Increased knowledge and confidence • Changed intended behaviour • Enabled referral • t-test • Focus groups (3) aimed to • Examine the process of the introduction of the policy/signage/training to inform roll out L

  13. Evaluation Pre- training survey L

  14. Results Pre- training survey Post - training survey L

  15. CLeaR award CLeaR Award L

  16. Contact details Lesley.thomas@devon.gov.uk Andrea.dickens@smokefreesouthwest.org.uk A

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