The Tobacco Free Ireland (TFI) Programme are delighted to launch a new resource for youth workers: The ‘Youth Prevention Toolkit: E-cigarettes’.
The purpose of the toolkit is to offer current and precise information about e-cigarettes and other nicotine delivery systems for individuals who interact with young people. It includes explanations about these devices, their health effects, environmental impact, concerns about young people vaping, and strategies for discussing the issue with young people.
Additionally, the toolkit includes 10 lesson plans that youth workers can adapt to fit into existing health behaviour programmes. These lessons can also be used by teachers in schools or anyone working with young people. Though developed as a prevention tool, the toolkit is also useful for engaging with young people who are currently vaping or using other nicotine delivery systems. The TFI programme will be launching this resource on the 27th June at an event hosted by the National Youth Council of Ireland in the Carmelite Centre, Dublin 2.
The resource is available to download from the Tobacco Free Ireland Resources page. The resource includes a print ready version and accompanying PowerPoint slides for some of the lessons.
Thank you to all the partners involved in developing this resource: HSE Training and Development Programme, HP&I staff from CHOs 8 and 9, National Youth Council of Ireland, Foróige, Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force and a number of local youth organisations.