​Resources to assist teachers and educators to learn more and educate young people about vaping.

​​Vaping has become a growing concern within the school community, especially the increasing number of young people who have taken up vaping. Schools are seeing the direct impact e-cigarettes are having on young people and their health. Education and awareness about the harms of vaping is a key area to help young people make informed decisions about their health. ​

Teaching resources

​Vaping and young people – curriculum resources to address vaping: A professional learning on demand video designed to support teachers of PDHPE to address vaping through PDHPE curriculum. This video provides educators and teachers with an understanding of:

• vapes and vaping culture 
• how to address vaping through the PDHPE curriculum 
• works with the stage 4 learning sequence and the NSW Health “Do you know what you’re vaping?” campaign materials 

​Stage 4 Facts about vaping teaching resource: This Education NSW resource will help students to understand: 

• types of influences on them when it comes to vaping, particularly on social media 
• risks and short term effects of e-cigarettes
  
• advertising and marketing strategies targeting young people, and compare and critique 

Stage 5 Reframing vaping teaching resource: This​ Education NSW resource will help students to understand: 

• ​assess which types of advertising could have the most influence over young people 
• learn how to determine the credibility of social media messages they are exposed to 
• challenge their assumptions about vaping for young people 
• describe how we associate social status with brands and brand name products and how we believe others perceive us by what we do. 

NSW Health: Do you know what you’re vaping teacher resources: NSW Health has developed resources for young people, parents and carers, teachers and schools, and health professionals. Resources includes fact sheets, posters, newsletter information and social media tiles. 

​Know when you are being played video:This video specifically highlights the market tactics by tobacco companies to sell their products, specifically e-cigarettes. Teacher lesson plansare available to assists High School PDHPE staff to address vaping using the content of the video. Developed by: PDHPE Teaching Staff and Murrumbidgee Local Health District, Australia, 2021. 

​Respect Your Brain: Animated Video series: The Respect Your Brain animated video series focuses on the impact of five drugs commonly used in Australia and explores the way these drugs affect a young person’s developing brain. 

DAYSS by Catholic Care: This school-based workshop from Catholic Care focuses on debunking misconceptions commonly held by young people about vaping in addition to empowering young people to break the current trend.

​Th​e Science of Vaping ABC Report – Behind the News (4 minutes): Chemists at the University of Wollongong have been taking apart e-cigarettes and testing them. This short report discusses results including the percent of e-cigarettes that contain nicotine when not labelled with nicotine. Links to Years​ 9 & 10 Health & PE and History are included.

Unpacking E-cigarettes Online Course: The Prevention Education and Research Unit (PERU), Research and Education Network with Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) have developed this course to increase students awareness and knowledge of e-cigarette use and completements schools health education curriculum. It is self-paced and can easily be delivered within a standard school period.   ​​

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