About this website

Smokefree Schools/Kura Auahi Kore is a website run by the Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) to provide:

• information, ideas and resources to helps schools plan towards actively promoting smokefree behaviours and attitudes to students, whānau and the wider school community.
• guidance on how to strengthen protective factors that help students remain smokefree.
• quitting information.

It has been built in consultation with the National Smokefree/Auahi Kore Schools Working Group.

Current members include representatives from:

• The Health Sponsorship Council
• The Ministry of Health
• Canterbury District Health Board
• Health Promoting Schools.
• National Pacific Tobacco Control (National Heart Foundation)
• Te Akatea, NZ Maori Principal's Association

In addition the group has a curriculum specialist as a member. A wider advisory includes ASH, the Cancer Society, Te Hotu Manawa Maori and the Smokefree Coalition.

If you have questions or comments about this website, please contact Kath Blair, HSC Schools Project Manager, Phone: 04 472 5777, Email: info@smokefreeschools.org.nz