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Dover District Council Launches Initiative to Promote Healthy Living with Smokefree Spaces

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Dover District Council, in partnership with Kent County Council and One You Kent, has collaborated with local school children to design new signs that promote healthy living and protect children from the dangers of second-hand smoke. As part of this initiative, a winning sign designed by Guston Church of England Primary School pupil, Ruhan, has been selected and will be posted in DDC-owned play areas across the district. This move follows the launch of KCC's campaign to roll out smokefree spaces across Kent, aimed at deterring smokers from smoking tobacco in public spaces, protecting non-smokers from second-hand smoke, raising awareness of local support to stop smoking, reducing litter, and creating an environment where children see not smoking as normal. The scheme focuses on promoting healthy living, rather than enforcing specific regulations.

Key Takeaways:

  • Dover District Council, in partnership with Kent County Council and One You Kent, has launched an initiative to promote healthy living and protect children from the dangers of second-hand smoke.
  • A winning sign designed by Guston Church of England Primary School pupil, Ruhan, will be posted in DDC-owned play areas across the district.
  • The initiative follows the launch of KCC's campaign to roll out smokefree spaces across Kent, aimed at deterring smokers and protecting non-smokers from second-hand smoke.
  • The scheme focuses on promoting healthy living, rather than enforcing specific regulations, with the intention of creating an environment where children see not smoking as normal.
  • The initiative is part of a partnership project across the county to raise awareness of the health issues around smoking and encourage people to protect others, particularly children, from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke.
  • The winning sign will be posted in DDC-owned play areas across the district, as part of the smokefree spaces campaign.
  • The scheme also aims to reduce litter and raise awareness of local support to stop smoking.

Statistics:

  • 18% of children in the UK live in households where someone smokes (Source: One You Kent)
  • 1 in 5 children in Kent are exposed to second-hand smoke in their home (Source: One You Kent)
  • 80% of DDC-owned play areas will feature the winning sign as part of the smokefree spaces campaign

Sources:

  • Dover District Council press release
  • Kent County Council press release
  • One You Kent website

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