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There are many government and non-government campaigns which give advice and encouragement to those thinking of quitting smoking, and aim to control the use of tobacco.
Follow the links below for more information about some of these national initiatives.
Reviewed March 2009
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Preventative Health Taskforce
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The Taskforce will provide evidence-based advice to governments and health providers on preventative health programs and strategies, focusing on the burden of chronic disease currently caused by obesity, tobacco and the excessive consumption of alcohol.
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Jul 2009
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Tobacco control in Australia: making smoking history
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National Preventative Health Taskforce
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This paper presents the latest data on smoking in Australia. Building on extensive information compiled in the National Tobacco Strategy document released in 2004, it provides an update of research available since that time, and describes what has been done over the past four years and where Australia falls short of international best practice.
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| Date: |
Jul 2009
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Media release. $10.7M available to reduce Indigenous smoking rates
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, today encouraged organisations with expertise in smoking prevention and quitting smoking to join a $10.7 million initiative to reduce smoking amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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| Date: |
Jul 2009
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Plain packaging of tobacco products
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The Cancer Council Australia
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| Description: |
Cancer Council Australia position statement on plain packaging of tobacco products
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| Date: |
Nov 2008
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Welcome to the Quitnow website
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
This is the web site of the Australian National Tobacco Campaign. The site is a one-stop-shop with all the information you need on the campaign and how to get information on quitting.
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Nov 2008
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| Title: |
Tobacco
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The National Tobacco Strategy aims to improve the health of all Australians by eliminating or reducing their exposure to tobacco in all its forms.
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Sep 2008
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Smoke-free kids
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
This topic is aimed at providing parents, grandparents and care-givers of children and young people with information about the impact of smoking, and passive smoking, on health.
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Jul 2008
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Tobacco laws aim to improve health
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
New laws in Victoria restrict advertising and displays of cigarettes and tobacco, ban or restrict smoking in certain venues, and provide for increased penalties for tobacco sales to minors and the possession of illegal tobacco.
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Mar 2008
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| Title: |
National Tobacco Strategy
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The National Tobacco Strategy 2004-2009 is a policy framework for the Australian Government and State and Territory Governments to work together and in collaboration with non-government agencies to improve health and to reduce the social costs caused by tobacco.
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Mar 2008
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Tobacco - Education
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
Describes the history of the National Tobacco Campaign.
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| Date: |
Mar 2008
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Australia: the healthiest country by 2020: a discussion paper
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| Publisher: |
National Preventative Health Taskforce
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| Description: |
The discussion paper outlines the case for reform in our approach to the prevention of illness and the promotion of health. The aim of this paper is to test our overall targets and the initial recommendations we have developed, in order to inform and provoke discussion and debate between Australians about how these targets can be achieved.
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| Date: |
Jan 2008
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Community pharmacy personnel interventions for smoking cessation
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Personnel in community pharmacies (drug stores) can be a source of information and support for people trying to quit smoking. They may have a role because nicotine replacement therapy, an effective cessation pharmacotherapy, is available without prescri...
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| Date: |
Oct 2007
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| Title: |
Dangers of 'reduced-harm' cigarettes
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| Publisher: |
Cancer Council Australia
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| Description: |
Cancer Council Australia position statement on the 'Dangers of 'reduced-harm' cigarettes'
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| Date: |
Aug 2007
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Tobacco cessation interventions for young people
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Up to one in four UK and American teenagers smoke. Many adolescent tobacco programmes focus on preventing teenagers from starting to smoke, but some programmes have been aimed at helping those teenagers already smoking to quit. We identified 15 good qua...
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Aug 2006
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Community interventions for reducing smoking among adults
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Although intervention communities often showed substantial awareness of their programme, this rarely led to higher quit rates. Similarly, increased knowledge of health risks, changes in attitudes to smoking, more quit attempts, and better environmental ...
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| Date: |
Jan 2006
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| Title: |
What's new in smoking cessation?
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Australian Prescriber
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| Description: |
Tobacco smoking is the main preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in Australia. Recently published evidence-based guidelines for general practitioners recommend the 5As framework which is consistent with other international guidelines.
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| Date: |
Jun 2005
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| Title: |
Impact of tobacco advertising and promotion on increasing adolescent smoking behaviours
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Advertising is the use of media to create positive product imagery or associations. Promotion or marketing is the mix of activities designed to increase sales. There are no trials of the impact of tobacco advertising and promotional activities on people...
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| Date: |
May 2003
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| Title: |
National Tobacco strategy 1999 to 2002-03: A Framework for National Action
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| Publisher: |
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
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| Description: |
The Strategy seeks to improve the health of all Australians by eliminating or reducing their exposure to tobacco in all its forms. The Strategy aims to prevent the uptake of tobacco use, reduce numbers of those who use tobacco and reduce exposure to harmful health consequences.
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| Date: |
Feb 2000
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