Maternity health professionals

Benefits to workplaces

Learn how your workplace can benefit by implementing smokefree policies and helping your employees to quit.

Training for general practice

General practitioners and primary care nurses are a respected source of health information. They are well placed to provide best practice smoking cessation care to patients who smoke.

Training and resources for eye health professionals

Eye Health professionals are a respected source of health information. They are well placed to deliver smoking cessation brief advice to patients. 1 in 33 conversations with a health professional will result in a person quitting smoking.

Training and resources for alcohol and other drug services

Alcohol and other drug (AOD) workers are a respected source of support. They are well placed to have smoking cessation brief advice conversations with their clients. Every conversation increases the chance of a client successfully quitting smoking.

Training for maternity health professionals

Health professionals who care for pregnant women are well-placed to deliver smoking cessation brief advice to women and their partners.

PSA references

References for the Drug Interactions with Smoking card, developed by Quit Victoria and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia.

Training and resources for health services

Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Australia.

Training and resources for mental health services

People living with a mental illness are two-to-four times more likely to smoke than the general population. The rate of smoking tends to increase with the severity of mental illness and varies by diagnosis. High smoking rates and lack of access to best practice treatment contributes to widening inequities.

Training and resources for oral health professionals

Oral Health professionals are a respected source of health information. They are well placed to deliver smoking cessation brief advice to clients. 1 in 33 conversations with a health professional will result in a person quitting smoking.

Training for pharmacists

Pharmacists are a respected source of health information. They are well placed in the community to provide best practice smoking cessation care to people who smoke.

Training and resources for stroke clinicians

Stroke clinicians are well placed to deliver smoking cessation brief advice to patients. A brief advice conversation helps patients access best practice smoking cessation care, and is quick and effective. Quit and Stroke Foundation have partnered to provide online training and resources to stroke clinicians, assisting them to support patients to stop smoking and improve stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) outcomes.

How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisation

An organisation-wide approach is needed to embed the Ask, Advise, Help (AAH) smoking cessation brief advice model into routine practice. The AAH model outlines how to deliver best practice smoking cessation care.

Training and resources - for other health settings

Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. As the evidence for a link between smoking and COVID-19 continues to grow, it has never been more important to support people who smoke to quit.

Quit education and training for health professionals

A range of online resources and training for professionals working in different settings is available, developed by Quit in consultation with health professionals. The resources and training equips professionals with the skills, confidence and knowledge to provide smoking cessation care. Brief advice training courses are available - explore more through the relevant link below.

Quit Education Portal FAQ

If you are experiencing problems accessing your course, or you have questions about using the Quit Education Portal, please see our list of frequently asked questions.

Explainer: Shisha pipes vs. cigarettes

What is shisha? Does shisha contain nicotine, and is it worse for you than smoking?

Resources to support multicultural communities

Cancer and chronic illness don’t discriminate, they cross cultural and language barriers – and so do we. We help people from all cultures and language groups to quit smoking or vaping.

Smoking in multicultural communities

In 2020, over one quarter (30%) of Australian residents were born overseas,(1) and in 2016, 21% of Australians spoke a language other than English at home.(2)

Smoking in the Aboriginal Community

Smoking prevalence within Aboriginal communities is still much higher than in non-Aboriginal communities. Stark figures such as a life expectancy 10 years younger than non-Aboriginal people, reaffirm the need for continued commitment to Aboriginal programs to tackle smoking.

Smoking cessation guidelines for health professionals

How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisation

An organisation-wide approach is needed to embed the Ask, Advise, Help (AAH) smoking cessation brief advice model into routine practice. The AAH model outlines how to deliver best practice smoking cessation care and can apply to all health, social service and community settings.

Training and resources for community and social services

Smoking is one of the major contributors to social disadvantage in Australia. Compared to the general population, people accessing community and social services are more likely to smoke and find it more difficult to quit. Smoking increases financial stress and influences the cycle of poverty and disadvantage.

Smoking and vaping: OH&S obligations

Everyone deserves a smokefree and vapefree workplace. Find out what your legal and OHS obligations are.

Resources to help you make your workplace smokefree

Anyone responsible for the health and safety of employees, needs to consider making their workplace smokefree and how to support workers quitting smoking and/or vaping.

Useful information and statistics

Useful information on cigarettes and other tobacco products, smoking laws, and major issues in smoking and health in Australia.

Why prioritise reducing tobacco-related harm?

Hear from Quit and community health leaders about why it is so important to prioritise reducing tobacco-related harm.

Guidance on developing community-level initiatives

Quit has developed a range of resources to guide you in developing community-level initiatives to reduce tobacco and vaping related harm, including a framework for action and case studies.

E-cigarettes and vaping

The growing popularity of e-cigarettes in recent years has led to increasing concerns about their impact on health. In this section you'll find resources and tools you can use to support the settings and communities you work with to navigate the challenges of vaping.

Workplace resources

Tools and resources to help you reduce tobacco-related harm in the workplaces you work with.

School resources

Tools and resources to help you reduce tobacco and vaping related harm in the schools you work with.

Sporting club resources

Tools and resources to help you reduce tobacco-related harm in the sports clubs you work with.

Case studies

Case studies of community health promotion initiatives to inspire you to explore strategies that could be useful and adapted for your own practice.

Why sporting clubs should go smokefree

Tobacco and sport don’t mix. Going smoke free is one of the healthiest messages a sporting club can share with its community. Outdoor smokefree areas make smoking less visible and less socially acceptable and provide a healthy family friendly environment.

Quit Education and training for communities and places

Clinical tools and guidelines

Brief advice in general practice

Brief advice in pharmacy

Brief advice in pregnancy and maternal health

Quitline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities

Quitline services across Australia have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander counsellors who are ready to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to quit smoking or vaping. They can also support community who are using vapes to quit the smokes. To get Culturally sensitive support to quit anywhere across Australia, call 13 7848 and ask to speak with a counsellor for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Quitline - FAQs

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Quitline is a counselling and support service for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who want to quit smoking or vaping. We also support mob who are using vapes to quit the smokes.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Quitline Podcasts

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Quitline is proud to present our podcast series, 'Quit Stories'. These podcasts are stories from Community Members who have gone through the process of quitting and come out the other side to tell their story - to inspire and empower our Mob to do the same.

How to support your mob to become smoke free

Quitting smoking can be a team effort. If someone in your community is trying to quit smoking, there are steps you can use to guide them through the journey.

Aunty Hazel's story

My name is Aunty Hazel and I’m from Dimboola Victoria. My mob is Wotjobaluk and I am an elder. I had never intended to give up smoking but on the 11th February 2021, that all changed.

Naomi's story

When life was stressful, Naomi looked to cigarettes for support. Through ups and downs, smoking was a solid constant. Quitting helped to remind Naomi of her own strength. Find out how that confidence led to a healthier life for her and her daughter.

Tackling Indigenous Smoking

Tackling Indigenous Smoking rates is part of Quit's long-term commitment to Aboriginal programs.

Professional development opportunities and resources

Quit offers professional development opportunities and resources aimed at increasing the skills and confidence to act to reduce tobacco-related harm in communities and settings.

Useful e-cigarette and vaping resources

Below is a list of useful resources to increase your knowledge on e-cigarettes and vaping.

Benefits to workplaces

Learn how workplaces can benefit by implementing smokefree policies and helping their employees to quit.

Smoke and vape free policies for schools and learning environments

It is important that tobacco and e-cigarette use is regulated through laws and policies so that children and young people are protected against the serious health risks of smoking and vaping.

Educational resources for schools

Schools have a major influence on children and young people’s learning and development. Hence, it is important that teachers and school staff are equipped with evidence-based information and resources to help students make healthy and informed decisions.

Effects of second- and third-hand smoke on children

Exposure to second- and third-hand smoke poses serious health risks to children.

Talking to children and young people about smoking and vaping

The following resources provide helpful strategies and tips on having conversations with young people about smoking and vaping.

How to create a smokefree sporting club

This section provides information and guidelines to develop and implement a totally smokefree policy for sporting clubs.

Vaping Resource Toolkit

With input from Common Cause Australia, Quit has developed a toolkit of evidence-based vaping resources to support people working to reduce vaping and smoking in their communities, as well as those advocating for further vaping regulation.

Map of Smokefree Victoria

Smokefree environments support the health of communities by reducing the harms of tobacco and e-cigarette use and denormalising smoking and vaping behaviours.

Leader statements

Addressing smoke infiltration in residential settings

Smoking and vaping legislation

'The Hanky' Multicultural Campaign Toolkit