Creating Supportive Environment Policy

Running head: CREATING SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT POLICY 1
Creating Supportive Environment Policy
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Creating Supportive Environment Policy
Introduction
In health branches, health promotion is relatively, particularly public health. It has a 25
years officially recognized history. Outside the public sector it is little understood and many
people believe it is limited to the educational health sector only. Health promotion is geared at
improving people’s welfare and health, as a comprehensive approach. Bay of Plenty (BOP)
Health Promotion Workforce Development Group (2013) invited organizations utilizing
strategies and health promotion skills to submit summaries of work (Cattan,2006) they had been
doing to demonstrate the breadth and depth of health promotion being undertaken within BOP.
Health promotion summaries received totaling to 27 have been ordered to reflect the Ottawa
Charter’s five key strategies. Strategies (as illustrated in figure 1) are namely: building healthy
public policies, development of personal skills, creation of supportive environment,
strengthening of community actions and the reorientation of health services (Cattan,2006). Other
examples of exceptional health promotion activities, of course are occurring in the Bay of Plenty
(BOP). In this proposal, we review what the administration is doing through the “Creating
supportive environment policy”. We also look at the target group within BOP region,
contributions made by the strategy, policies and framework implementation(s) put in place.

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Figure 1.
We live, learn, work and play where health starts. We have an obligation to see that the healthy
choice is the stress-free option, in order for communities to look after their health.
Toi Te Ora (TTO.
For tobacco control, Toi Te Ora (TTO) is contracted to provide regulatory enforcement of
the 1990 Smoke-free Environments Act and health campaign service. Toi Te Ora (TTO) through
this role, as pronounced below is mandated in implementing several smoke free initiatives.
Regulatory
TTO health protection service, is tasked with the enforcing of the ‘Smoke-free
Environments Act’ 1990 (SFEA) in the Bay of Plenty (BOP) and Lakes DHBs district areas. On
the SFEA, involves providing advice and examining loopholes such as:
 Effects controlled buying trends and sales of tobacco to underage persons.
 For products displayed for sale, enforces tobacco guidelines.

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 In licensed premises, carrying out of investigations on any protests of smoking
 Giving notifications, under the SFEA, to tobacco retailers of their responsibilities.
 .In licensed premises, advising on designated smoking areas (Wass, 2000).
Smoke free Outdoor Spaces Policy
The overall aim of this strategy is to reduce the impacts and incidences related to tobacco
use. The effect of smoking is significant on public health. 85% of all New Zealanders don’t
smoke, however, due to secondary smoke, there are many who are exposed to the significant
health risks. Approximately 5,000 individuals die from smoking related ailments in New
Zealand, annually. It is preventable, to have smoking-related bereavements. Multiple approaches
have been used from both non-government and governmental agencies, with aim of decreasing
smoking rates. This is for the purpose of enhancing community welfare, reducing the financial
burden of use of tobacco, addressing disproportions in health and improving health outcomes.
A crucial strategy, ‘Smoke free Environments’ reduces youth smoking uptake as evidence
suggests. The fewer cigarette smokers seen around by young people and children, basically, the
less likely the youngsters are going to take up the habit. It is a useful step to discourage youth
smoking uptake by creating more smoke free environs in areas where children spend most time.
Parks, playgrounds and skate parks are examples of such places. For those who wish to quit
smoking, it is very helpful to have limitations on smoking in parks and playgrounds. Rather than
the introduction of a new regulation, the policy is an educational strategy relying on community
administration. In order to raise awareness and empower the community, strong marketing plan
is developed alongside clear and visible outline, taking positive steps towards smoking de-
normalization. The strategy targets areas that are mainly used by children, and mainly focus on
provision of positive role models for youngsters.