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Keyword : National Preventative Health Taskforce

Prevention is better than cure...

Monday 25 October 2010

It is hoped the creation of an Australian National Preventive Health Agency will be approved by parliament in the coming weeks.

Health groups welcome outdoor smoking bans but renew call for smokefree outdoor dining and drinking

Thursday 7 February 2013

New research reveals Big Tobacco’s campaign to derail graphic health warnings

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Mental Health Week - Quitting smoking

Plain packaging a ‘historic step’ towards smokefree generation as new research reveals one in four smokers still in doubt about health effects

Friday 30 November 2012

New Quit advertisement now on air

Monday 8 November 2010

Quit Victoria's latest campaign titled 'Stairway to emphysema' produced by the Cancer Institute NSW aims to encourage smokers to quit by focusing on a well-established health consequence of smoking - emphysema.

AMA Victoria, Cancer Council Victoria, Quit Victoria and Heart Foundation Victoria urge Parliament to support ban on smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas.

Tuesday 27 November 2012

You can hide your packs but you can’t hide from the effects of smoking, new campaign tells smokers.

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Fruit-flavoured cigarette ban endorsed

Public health officials around the world have followed the lead of Victoria, and recommended the sale of flavoured cigarettes be restricted or banned.