Beyond the basics of breathing
Did you know that the Lung Health Foundation offers free, self-directed education and training opportunities for everyone who breathes? All you need is an internet connection and a passion for learning.
- Our e-modules are a great place to start your journey. These self-contained digital lessons take between 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Don’t forget to download your completion certificate!
- Our Youth Advocacy e-modules will teach you the basics of health promotion, get you fired up about anti-tobacco advocacy, and introduce you to emerging topics like vaping.
- Our toolkits will help you turn your new knowledge into action. Tools include checklists, scripts, templates and more. Find relevant toolkits within each e-module topic section.
- Our webcasts are a great interactive way to learn from the experts about a wide range of lung health topics. Explore our archived webcasts here.
- Our downloadable Talking About… guides will help you lead your own conversations within your community.
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Engaging Youth With Health
Helping Young People Quit Smoking
Educating Youth with the Talking About... Series
Tool Kits
Youth Engagement
Understanding key engagement principles during key stages – recruitment, training, recognition and retention;
Icebreakers
40+ simple, great-for-all-ages activities to help get your team comfortable, focused and energized. Use these ideas anywhere, from the boardroom to the classroom.
Classic Ways To Advocate
The nitty-gritty of gettin’ things DONE. This toolkit addresses some traditional tactics you can use to advocate for change. It includes sample telephone scripts, letters, media advisories, petitions, letters-to-the-editor and more.
Creative Ways To Advocate
This toolkit will inspire and equip you to make the world a better place. Activity ideas – there are more than 25 of ’em here – are organized by theme (arts-based, film/media, community-based, etc.)
Bring Youth Engagement to Your Workplace
This presentation is intended for individuals/organizations who work with youth. It gives an overview of the foundational concepts of youth engagement and why it is so important to meaningfully apply these concepts in everyday practice. Feel free to download and use it at your next staff or board meeting to really sell the benefits of youth engagement!