Smokefree Children s Centres A whole organisation approach Andrea

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

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

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

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

The process 1. Funding secured by Smokefree South West 2. Signage designed, based upon fully tested ‘Play parks’ signage 3. Policy designed and adopted by all responsible bodies 4. 7 pilot sites in Devon and 2 in Plymouth chosen 5. ‘Pre’ survey undertaken using survey monkey 6. Training carried out in Devon pilot sites 7. ‘Post’ survey undertaken 8. Focus groups 9. Learnings logged 10. Roll out L

Signage A

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

Childrens Centres are smokefree. Training for staff L

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

Play section of dvd here A

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

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

Evaluation Pre- training survey L

Results Pre- training survey L Post - training survey

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