Project title
Well Good
Description of initiative
Well Good is a preventative health programme funded by the NHS on awareness of smoking issues for upper primary children. Every year, the Well Good tour reach 116 primary schools in Dundee, Perth & Kinross and Angus, exploring issues around tobacco and safe choices. The organisers work with children to create a special performance at the end of each day for the rest of the school and parents/carers.
Further information on the initiative
Themes: Culture and...
Individual well-being
Physical health
Keywords
smoking, prevention, kids, public health, NHS
Target group
Children
Cultural field
Other
Timeframe
2017
- present
Sources of funding
NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council, Perth & Kinross Council, Angus Council
Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt
A NHS report on smoking cessation identifies a decline in smoking rates for young people, in part due to the awareness programme of the NHS Tayside Schools Team, of which Well Good is one of their projects.