Why Influencing Children Now Can Save Money - and Lives ; Critics Have Attacked the School-Based Programme Designed to Prevent Children From Smoking As the Nanny State in Action. Debbie Stark, Director of Public Health for Torbay, Hits Back

Western Morning News, The › April 13, 2011

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I have to admit to being surprised by the debate which has arisen from certain quarters with regards to the new school-based stop smoking programme known as DECIPHer ASSIST, which involves a select group of school children being provided with the skills and knowledge to engage with their peers and influence better, healthy choices in relation to smoking.

There has been some bold criticism of the programme, as essentially wasting schools' money, wasting teachers' and pupils' time, and delivering no benefit.

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Why Influencing Children Now Can Save Money - and Lives ; Critics Have Attacked the School-Based Programme Designed to Prevent Children From Smoking As the Nanny State in Action. Debbie Stark, Director of Public Health for Torbay, Hits Back

Let's talk facts: the programme is funded entirely by the NHS from funds specifically set up to deliver smoking cessation programmes and in Torbay costs just Pounds 3,000; the programme is delivered by Stop Smoking...

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