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Communities and places resources

With smoking being the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Australia, the community health promotion workforce has a key role in influencing and enabling communities to reduce tobacco-related harm. Quit Victoria is committed to supporting this workforce by providing a range of tools and resources to support them to take action.

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Workplaces

Smoking and vaping: Victorian law and OH&S obligations
Resources to help you make your workplace smokefree

Multicultural groups

Explainer: Shisha pipes vs. cigarettes
Resources to support multicultural communities
Smoking in multicultural communities

Sporting groups

Why sporting clubs should go smokefree
How to create a smokefree sporting club

Aboriginal communities

Smoking in the Aboriginal community
Aboriginal Quitline
Aboriginal Quitline - FAQs
Aboriginal Quitline Podcasts
How to support your mob to become smoke free
Aunty Hazel's story
Naomi's story
Tackling Indigenous Smoking

Community and social services

How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisation
Training and resources for community and social services

Resources for Communities and Places

Useful information and statistics
Why prioritise reducing tobacco-related harm?
Guidance on developing community-level initiatives
E-cigarettes and vaping
Workplace resources
School resources
Sporting club resources
Professional development opportunities and resources
Leader statements

Quit education and training for community and places

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Communities and Places Newsletter

Quit news

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria commend new legislation to extend tobacco controls and stop vaping product promotion online

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria today congratulated the Australian Parliament on its support for the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill.

Posted 7 Dec, 2023

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria applaud banning of disposable vaping products

Cancer Council Victoria and Quit have expressed huge relief at the announcement by Federal Health and Home Affairs Ministers of a ban on single use vaping products, designed to urgently curb access to these harmful, addictive products.

Posted 28 Nov, 2023

Quit launches campaigns to help people stop smoking and vaping, as nicotine addiction rises

Data highlights the need for Quit campaigns to drive motivation to stop smoking and support to quit, as nicotine addiction continues to rise.

Posted 16 Nov, 2023

Vaping on the rise, linked to anxiety and depression

Vaping is on the rise in adolescents, and associated with a range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression and stress, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).

Posted 11 Oct, 2023

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