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So far, there are 18 peer-reviewed publications on the Smokefree Class Competition. This initiative has played a significant role in educating students about the dangers of smoking and encouraging a tobacco-free lifestyle. Some studies have highlighted the program’s potential impact on reducing substance abuse among teenagers. For those already struggling with addiction, early interventions and […]

If you are interested in the programme Smokefree Class Competition and the work of the SFC-Network please contact us. SFC-Network co-ordinator: IFT-Nord, Institute for Therapy and Health Research Dr. Reiner Hanewinkel Harmsstraße 2 24114 Kiel, Germany T:+49 431 570 29-0 F:+49 431 570 29-29 E-mail: [email protected] www.ift-nord.de Send a message to the European Network co-ordinator:

The idea of the Smokefree Class Competition was first established in Finland in 1989. In the school-year 1997/1998 the Smokefree Class Competition was carried out on a European level for the first time. World-wide, Algeria, Canada, Israel, Russia, Tunesia and the United Arab Emirates have noticed the project. In the school-year 2009/2010 the competition will

Smokefree Class Competition is funded by the European Commission. Smokefree Class Competition is a smoking prevention programme that reaches for three main goals: Delay or prevention of the onset of smoking. Cessation of smoking of pupils who have already experimented with smoking in order to hinder them from becoming regular smokers. Engagement in further creative

European projects EPIC – European Platform for Investing in Children. EPIC aims to provide information about policies, practices and programmes that can help children and their families face up to the challenges that exist in the current economic climate in Europe HELP – For a life without tobacco. An initiative of the European Union European

Two European Youth Conferences on Smoking Prevention were carried out in the year 2000 in Berlin, Germany and in 2002 in Munich, Germany. The conferences intended to engage and to involve young people from all over Europe in smoking prevention issues and to encourage them to decide on, or to continue with, a smoke-free life

  Chaque jour, des centaines d’adolescents et d’adolescentes allument leur première cigarette et cela de plus en plus jeune. Pourtant, les conséquences du tabagisme sont connues, non seulement pour leur santé, mais aussi pour celle de leur entourage exposé à la fumée. La consommation de tabac ne s’arrête pas aux portes des écoles. La plupart

Social learning theory and de-normalisation of smoking There are many smoking prevention programmes based on the information and fear arousal approach addressing the long-term negative health consequences of smoking.1,2 However, these programmes show only very limited effects on actual behaviour and attitudes in young people.3,4 In contrast to the “traditional” approaches, the theoretical foundation of

  SmokefreeClass/Be SmartCompetition: Be smart – Krefeld (German) FARES – Just Be Smoke-free (F) Landeszentrale für Gesundheit in Bayern e.V. (German) Actie Tegengif (dutch) Sächsische Landesvereinigung zur Gesundheitsförderung e.V. (German) Smoky (Israel) Be smart – Niedersachsen (German)   For Kids and Teens: Tips for Youth (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Nicotine Free Kids

The Society for Prevention Research1 published standards to assist practitioners, policymakers, and administrators to determine which interventions are efficacious, which are effective, and which are ready for dissemination. The Smokefree Class Competition meets these standards and is therefore suitable to “go to scale”. Furthermore, the program has the potential to deter students from experimenting with