Upper Hutt
Background
Upper Hutt City Council is the second largest city Council by area in New Zealand and on 31 May 2006 the Council adopted a smokefree public places policy, making all the parks, reserves and playgrounds smokefree.
Research carried out by 5th year medical students from the Wellington School of medicine found that 83% of park users in the area think that having a smokefree parks policy is a good idea. Data indicated that amongst both smokers and non smokers there was a great deal of community support for the Upper Hutt Smokfree Parks Policy.
The policy is about promoting healthy lifestyles and providing positive role models for children.
Policy
Useful Links
- Implementation Kit Case Study
- Presentation: David Towl and Marija Vidovich, 'Smokefree Upper Hutt – a case study', Regional Public Health and HSC.
News
Evaluation
- James Arcus, Su-Lin Boey, Rachel Bradshaw, Jared Cook, Rachel Cunningham, Ravi Jain, James McAlpine, Rory Miller, Leonie Riddick, Brendon Sanders, Shivani Shilam, Ann-Marie Stevenson and Mahu Tipu, 'SMOKES 2007 - SMoking Outdoors in a Kids Environment: A Pilot Study: Evaluating the Upper Hutt City Council Smokefree Parks Policy', October 2007
Press Release, 'Public Support For Smokefree Parks', Friday 16 November 2007
Further Information
Lucy Butler
Health Promotion Advisor
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
Regional Public Health
Hutt Valley District Health Board
Lower Hutt, Wellington
P: 045709002
F: 045709211
E: Lucy.Butler@huttvalleydhb.org.nz 