Taking Action - Talent Tree While at the tobacco conference participants created a talent tree - a collection of talents that they have and will contribute to the movement against tobacco in Nova Scotia. Many talents were offered several times. For this purpose we have categorized these offerings so you can easily see the richness of talent, skills, and passion working towards common goals. Administration Health Care Advocacy Health Promotion Awareness "Je ne sais quoi" Cessation Knowledge Children and Youth Legislation Communication Motivation Community Partnerships Community Capacity Building Pregnancy Education Prevention Finance Research Support   Knowledge: Access to evidence Knowledge of health costs of not smoking Knowledge of tobacco issues Addiction knowledge and experience "Je ne sais quoi": Passion for the issue Interest and concern Experience Health promotion Energy Creativity Commitment Personable Excitement Enthusiasm Administration: Organizational skill Basic computer skills, writing skills, secretarial skills Advocacy: Knowledge of issues Resourceful Desire to "take down" the tobacco industry Share my knowledge and feelings with my children and their friends about tobacco Enthusiasm to promote change in the schools for the future better health of young people My skills in advocacy Passion to take action and speak out against smoking in homes and workplaces Ability to take credible advocacy positions Awareness: Spread the word Create more general public awareness - speak out Implementation of awareness programs in our schools Cessation: Sharing ideas to cope with cravings Perseverance Support groups, relapse sessions - quitting is easy but staying stopped is not Good rapport with people who are smoking because I am an ex-smoker Previous smoker working for Addiction Services and smoke-free for over ten years "Know the addiction first hand" - group facilitating experience with smoking cessation Recent "ex-smoker" willing to share my experience Tobacco cessation training experience Experience with Quit and Win Smoking Cessation Program for high school students Empathy (a former smoker) Children and Youth: Concern/knowledge regarding children and youth Training youth on becoming effective leaders in their school community K.A.T.S., working with youth, facilitating, and training Effective counselling experience with youth Communicate effectively to youth in communities Youth counseling Youth empowerment Working with children ages 0 - 6 Smoking health related communication for youth, as related to mental, social, and physical disorders Communication skills relating to youth Desire to work with our youth Teen smoking, experience, education, been there done that…moved on Energy and innovation related to youth programming Help with youth I have a huge influence on younger children Principal of middle school, working with young adolescents Influence on youth Communication: Youth communication Listening Letter writing Proof reading and editing materials Drawing cartoons Presentation skills Talking Meeting and working with the public Facilitation Public speaker Mediation Ability to speak with children Community: Knowledge of community resources West Hants Willing to get involved at community level Knowledge of tobacco and oral health, knowledge of Cobequid Community Health Board area Many community volunteer organizations, experience of being member of minority, a non-smoker for years Knowledgeable of community resources Volunteering Community mobilization skills, celebration, evaluation, and coordination Believe in community Get involved with community Commitment to reducing tobacco use and increasing smoke-free communities Community Capacity Building: Past smoker, work with community groups in my community Generating community/youth interest in the initiative Working through and with my community health board Community coach Tobacco Tool Kit coach Education: Clinical skills - stages of changes model Adult education skills Youth education and promote smoke-free schools Teaching and setting an example Presenting programs to groups Teach Finance: Ensure that when doing budgeting, money is allocated for tobacco issues Health Care: Experience as nurse practitioner Treatment Health Promotion: Promotion of access to health promotion Legislation: Commitment to ban smoking in public places Coordinator S.E.C.H. Board, health promotion expertise, promoting and implementing smoke free policy(s) and behaviour among supporting organizations and clubs through support sponsorship agreements in western Australia, "Healthway" organization. Motivation: Positive reinforcer for non-smoking efforts "You can quit", from an ex-smoker Role model for smoke-free schools Able to motivate people Be a role model Partnerships: Participate in community partnerships Build stronger network among health professionals Link with community partners Working with others I like to partner Partnership development Pregnancy: Working with pregnant women Prevention: Commitment to youth prevention K.A.T.S. (Kids Against Tobacco Smoke) Research: Participatory research Support: Adult counseling Experience as an ex-smoker
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