Health Sponsorship Council
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The Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) is a New Zealand
Crown Entity that uses health promotion to promote health and encourage healthy lifestyles.
The long-term focus of the HSC is on reducing the social, financial and health sector costs of smoking, skin cancer, problem gambling, and obesity.
HSC uses communication and marketing tools such as sponsorship, advertising, partnerships and school-based activities to support and enable healthy community attitudes and behaviours towards smoking, sun safety, gambling, and nutrition and physical activity.
HSC’s health promotion activities and campaigns include:
HSC was established in 1990 following enactment of the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990.
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Crown Entity that uses health promotion to promote health and encourage healthy lifestyles.
The long-term focus of the HSC is on reducing the social, financial and health sector costs of smoking, skin cancer, problem gambling, and obesity.
HSC uses communication and marketing tools such as sponsorship, advertising, partnerships and school-based activities to support and enable healthy community attitudes and behaviours towards smoking, sun safety, gambling, and nutrition and physical activity.
HSC’s health promotion activities and campaigns include:
- Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap – http://www.sunsmart.org.nz/
- Smoking Not Our Future – http://www.notourfuture.co.nz/
- Auahi Kore – http://www.auahikore.org.nz/
- Fact the Facts – http://www.facethefacts.org.nz/
- Smokefree Schools – http://www.smokefreeschools.org.nz/
- Choice Not Chance – http://www.choicenotchance.org.nz/
- Breakfast-eaters have it better – http://www.breakfast-eaters.org.nz/
- Feeding our Families – http://www.feedingourfamilies.org.nz/
HSC was established in 1990 following enactment of the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990.
Research
HSC undertakes and commissions research to both inform and evaluate its health promotion activities and, in particular, the campaigns. Research findings are published on the HSC website and include insights into health and lifestyles, sun exposure, and attitudes to smoking.Awards
- 2011: Kanvas distinguished as an Official Honoree in the Best Visual Design – Aesthetic category at the 15th Annual Webby Awards
- 2010: Smoking Not Our Future’s online game Kanvas, designed and created by Resn, won the Non-Profit category at the 5th Annual Pixel Awards.
- 2002: The Health Sponsorship Council was awarded the World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
's “Tobacco or Health” Medal for replacing tobacco sponsorship of sport and promoting tobacco-free sport.
External links
- Health Sponsorship Council website
- http://www.smokefree.org.nz/
- http://www.auahikore.org.nz/
- http://www.notourfuture.co.nz/
- http://www.facethefacts.org.nz/
- http://www.smokefreeschools.org.nz/
- http://www.sunsmart.org.nz/
- http://www.choicenotchance.org.nz/
- http://www.breakfast-eaters.org.nz/
- http://www.feedingourfamilies.org.nz/