Part A: Scenario 3

You are in a group of friends and are worried about a member of your group that is smoking 
a lot. They are always asking to borrow money from you to buy cigarettes because their 
parents don’t know about them smoking. They beg you to give them money because they say 
they really need the cigarettes to get through the day and be able to concentrate in school. 
Without the cigarettes they feel tired, stressed and depressed. 

Advice #1:
Visit your local doctor or look on the internet to find ways for self love, it can really help you
get motivated to stop smoking and go beyond your limits.

Advice #2:
Tell the truth about your smoking to your parents because I think they would want to help
you get better and will give you tips on how to stop your smoking addiction and if needed,
will take you to therapy to relieve you from your depression.

There are five dimensions of health, including physical health. The other four are; social,
emotional, spiritual and cognitive.

Two dimensions of health, emotional and cognitive, are factors that affect their life because
of the side effects of the drug. Emotional health details the mood of a person, while cognitive
health refers to how well a brain can function. It is well established that emotions can affect
the functioning of a brain. Nicotine is the main ingredient in a cigarette and has many side
effects that affect emotional and cognitive health, these include; nicotine addiction, stress
and alertness. Studies have shown that, even though a cigarette gives a calming effect to a
smoker, over time that calming effect goes away because of their addiction to the cigarette.
This also relates to cognitive health because now their brain is sending messages to get
them to keep on smoking and it becomes an obsessive psychological addiction, with the
chance of developing into a physical addiction.

Social health is another factor that affects their life when they are using the drug because of
strained friendships and broken families. Cigarette smoking can be very addictive and this
could affect their connections with people because they may alienate their friends and family
who may not support their addiction. Furthermore, family and friend relationships could
become strained because of the toxic fumes given off the cigarette which can cause passive
smoking, or also known as second hand smoking. Studies have shown that passive smoking
increases the risk of developing lung cancer by 20-30%. Family forms part of social health. If
a smoker’s parents are unaware of their drug habit, this can affect their life as their parents
do not know about their addiction, and therefore are unable to help and support them.

The final dimension of health is the spiritual factor that affects their life because of their
decision of borrowing money from friends to buy the drug. Spiritual health relates to an
individual’s realisation of their own purpose and worth in life that they set for themselves.
Cigarettes in Australia are very expensive, on average about $35 - $40 per packet.
Depending on how many packs they smoke, it can be as much as $10,000 a year on just
cigarettes alone. This affects their life because they do not realise that cigarettes are very
expensive and are wasting their friends money to fulfil an addiction when there is way more
to life than just buying cigarettes. Overall, the dimensions of health other than physical;
social, emotional, cognitive and spiritual are all factors that affect their life from the prolonged
use of the drug.

Part B: Campaign on Sun Safety

Sun Safety Campaign
Sun Safety For Adolescents

By Natalie Bellia
What is Sun Safety?
Sun Safety are easy steps to prevent overexposure to
the Sun’s UV rays and is overall the awareness of the
dangers from the Sun.

As adolescents, we all love going to the beach/pool

with our friends and having a great time. We might
forget to protect our skin from the skin from not
wearing sunscreen or wearing a hat as it may seem
uncool, especially when we see all the teenagers
around us doing the same thing.
 Sun Safety Facts
- By being exposed to the sun’s UV rays, it could take as little as
15 mins to cause damage to your skin.
- The sun’s rays can affect your skin, eyes, nose, ears
- By the age of 70, 2 out of 3 australians will be diagnosed with
skin related cancers
- Australia has the highest amount of skin cancers diagnosed
every year.
- Melanoma is the most deadliest skin cancer in Australia
- Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer
- People with freckles are more likely to get skin cancer as well as
people with family history of skin cancer
Sun Safety Facts - Continued
- The 5 year survival rate of melanoma is 95% but if it has spread to other parts of your body, the
survival rate lowers down to 25%
- A random study of 63 women showed that indoor tanning beds caused 97% of woman to get skin
cancer
- People with blue and green eyes are more vulnerable to skin cancer as well as people with fair skin
- 80% of all diagnosed cancers in Australia are skin related
How can you prevent it?
There are some easy ways we can prevent skin cancer:
- On days with a high UV index, we can put on at least 30+ SPF sunscreen to prevent damaging
effects on our skin
- Wear sunglasses, they can be trendy or practical but they must protect you from the sun’s rays and
prevent eye damage
- Put on a hat when in direct sunlight
How to treat Sunburn
If you get burnt from the sun occasionally.. it is honestly okay! It is normal to get
sunburnt and it happens to everyone at some point. Don’t panic! Some ways to
treat it are:

- Putting on aloe vera to soothe the skin

- Taking a cold shower to cool down
- Taking medication such as aspirin or ibuprofen to reduce the pain
Remember… Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide!
Slip
Slip- Slip on sun protective clothing
Slop

Slop- Slop on some sunscreen

Slap- slap on a hat

Slide
Seek- Seek some shade, where possible
Slap
Slide- slide on some sunglasses

Seek
Further Information On Sun Safety
https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/skin-cancer - Cancer Council (Skin
Cancer)

https://www.healthline.com/health/sunburn - Healthline (how to treat a sunburn)

https://www.sunsmart.com.au/tools/videos/current-tv-campaigns/slip-slop-slap-seek-slide-sid-seagull.h
tml - Sun Smart (slip, slap, slop, seek and slide movement)