Smoking is on the decline for pupils

Merely a decade ago, nearly half of UK pupils had tried smoking at least once in their lives. However, according to a recent article from the BBC, Health and Social Care Information Centre data reveals that more pupils are now trying e-cigarettes (also known as ‘vaping’) than actual cigarettes. According to figures, the number of pupils that are taking up smoking is declining […]

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Smoking cessation work with Looked After Children

Perpetuity is currently conducting an evaluation of work undertaken in one local area, to support Looked After Children living in residential care homes, to stop smoking. Care home staff face a number of difficulties in enforcing no smoking rules to provide smoke-free environments for young people, and therefore the service are keen to develop their understanding of the value and […]

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13th March – National No Smoking Day

Today is national No Smoking Day and www.wequit.co.uk offer a range of resources to support smokers to quit. Perpetuity has a particular interest in smoking prevention and cessation initiatives – as part of our Healthy Communities research strand – we have undertaken a number of evaluations of initiatives in this area. For more information see the ‘Healthy Communities’ page of […]

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Stoptober Returns

The approach of October heralds the return of Stoptober – a 28 day challenge providing support to those who would like to stop smoking: https://stoptober.smokefree.nhs.uk/ Stoptober is a public health campaign which is supported by a number of famous comedians such as Rhod Gilbert and Shappi Khorsandi to encourage people to quit smoking for good. According to the campaign, if you […]

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Evaluation of The SmokeScreen Mediology

This involved an evaluation of the SmokeScreen Mediology, an innovative campaign to prevent young people taking up smoking. It focused on making young people aware of how smoking is presented in the media (such as films, music videos, computer games and fashion) by highlighting how product placement and other tactics are used by the tobacco industry to encourage young people […]

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Health Research Case Study: Evaluation of The SmokeScreen Mediology

Who for: Leicester City NHS STOP! Smoking Service. Methods: Good practice literature review, pre-intervention online surveys, post-intervention online surveys, consultation (both by phone and face-to-face interviews) with stakeholders, quantitative data analysis of surveys and service data, qualitative data analysis of stakeholder consultations, and final evaluation report. Description: This involved an evaluation of the SmokeScreen Mediology, an innovative campaign to prevent young people taking […]

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