Anti-Vaping Workshops

Do you have a vaping problem at your school that you want to address? If so, we want to hear from you! 

We’re looking for champions (educators, facilitators, mentors, coaches) of high school or college age youth who need helping dealing with a vaping problem at their school. ​

​Futures Present is researching the effectiveness of their vaping education workshops in consultation with the University of Toronto's Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. The purpose of this research is to better engage youth in the conversation around vaping and help provide cessation advice and activities. 

This is where we need your help! 

We are looking for partners to assist with this research by presenting these workshops in their school as either a classroom workshop or a large school-wide assembly. This interactive workshop includes a presentation that covers the facts and consequences of vaping, as well as activities for students to participate in (and prizes, too!). 

If this sounds like something you’re interested in, you can sign up for the workshop with us here.

Looking for more information? Keep reading below where we have provided some background information about these workshops, including a breakdown of each topic, so you know exactly what to expect when you sign up. 
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We can’t wait to hear from you!

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

THE MATERIALS

  • Slide deck
  • Script for presenters
  • Printable materials: script for role playing, postcard template, quiz
  • Suggestions for engaging student leaders, media production, and graphic design
  • Interview topics for the school principal and physical education teachers
  • Behaviour science research

THE PRESENTATION

  • Data and videos from Health Canada and the University of Toronto (?)
  • The mechanics of electronic cigarettes
  • What’s actually in vape pen juices
  • Vaping lingo/slang
  • Videos from the Truth Initiative - individuals recount how vaping has impacted their personal relationships
  • Physical and mental health consequences of vaping, including addiction (?)
  • Vaping laws
  • Why we make the choice to try something new
  • Tips for quitting
  • Activities

THE ACTIVITIES

  • Role-playing having an intervention conversation with a friend
  • Writing a postcard to their future selves to thank themselves for quitting vaping
  • Downloading apps to help them quit vaping​

DETAILED BREAKDOWN

Want to learn more about the workshops?
​Click each section below for more information.
We hope that after learning more about the anti-vaping workshop, you feel excited to partner with us on this research project by presenting this workshop in your school. This will allow us to understand the effectiveness of this workshop in its ability to combat the vaping epidemic that is present in schools like yours. Through this research, we will be able to strengthen the workshops going forward.

If you have any questions or feedback about this workshop, please contact Jennifer McIlroy at [email protected].

If you’re interested in signing up for a workshop, please click here.

We can’t wait to hear from you, and help you deal with the vaping problem in your school! ​
Here's what other people have said:

​“Every school needs this - we deal with vaping every day now.” 
Mike Flash - Hall Monitor, Marc Garneau C.I. 

“We think kids got the message; it was worth the investment of time and resources to make it happen.”
Carlo DiFelice - Principal, [School Name]

“It was a great partnership and well-structured addition for our health and wellness awareness week programming.” 
Joseph Smith - Vice-Principal, [School Name]

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