In this section
- Multicultural project
- Scholarships
- Grants
Multicultural project
Quit's Multicultural Project works with community groups, ethnic organisations, welfare, health and educational organisations and the ethnic media, to reduce illness and suffering caused by smoking and by exposure to cigarette smoke.
Our resources and relationships help us to reach diverse groups, in ways designed to make our messages meaningful and relevant.
Our bi-lingual educators present education services and provide media interviews in a range of languages.
Read a review of the current strategies implemented by Quit Victoria to work with CALD communities .
"Helping Hands"
Published quarterly and distributed by email and through our website the "Helping Hands" newsletter provides information about projects and services, as well as information on Quit's latest Campaigns and research involving CALD communities.
View "Helping Hands" issues here:
2009 - March 2009 [PDF 288kb], June 2009 [PDF 416kb], October 2009 [PDF 424kb].
2008 - May 2008 [PDF 380kb], Sept 2008 [PDF 436 kb], Nov 2008 [PDF 208kb].
We provide:
- Scholarships for bi-lingual workers to train as Quit Educators.
Quit Victoria is offering scholarships to health, education and welfare workers, fluent in English and one of a number of community languages. - Free education sessions for adults learning English and for overseas-trained health workers preparing for the Occupational English Test
- Free education sessions for community groups and organisations. Sessions may be in your language or in English, at the right level to suit your group. Please fill in an application form [PDF 57 kb].
- Small grants to ethnic community organisations to disseminate information about the health effects of smoking in their communities
-
Education resources in 21 languages.
-
A confidential telephone service, Quitline 13 7848, providing information, support and advice for people trying to stop smoking. Interpreter service is available. If you work with CALD communities and want to refer a client to Quitline, please use the Multicultural Fax referral [PDF 97kb] .
Even though withdrawal symptoms can be hard to go through, remember they are actually a good sign. They show your body is adjusting to being free from the chemicals in tobacco smoke.
Quit's work with community groups
Quit invites ethnic community groups to participate in our health promotion work and to support smokers to quit. Find out how your group can become involved and what others have done.
Multilingual quit information resources
See resources available in 21 languages, with information about the health effects of smoking and help for smokers to quit.
Quit work with adult ESL classes
Quit runs information sessions about the health effects of smoking for adults learning English. Find out about the topics offered. Book a session for your class.
Research with Diverse Communities
Quit conducts research about smoking behaviour and attitudes to smoking with groups from diverse cultural and language backgrounds. See what has been found.
Smoking in Multicultural Communities
In health promotion, it is important to understand attitudes to smoking in various groups. Read about attitudes to smoking in some of the many cultural groups represented in our population.
