Workplaces
Benefits to workplaces
Learn how your workplace can benefit by implementing smokefree policies and helping your employees to quit.
Find out moreTraining 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.
Find out moreTraining 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.
Find out morePSA references
References for the Drug Interactions with Smoking card, developed by Quit Victoria and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia.
Find out moreTraining and resources for health services
Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Australia.
Find out moreTraining 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.
Find out moreTraining 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.
Find out moreTraining 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.
Find out moreHow 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.
Find out moreTraining 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.
Find out moreQuit 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.
Find out moreQuit 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.
Find out moreExplainer: Shisha pipes vs. cigarettes
What is shisha? Does shisha contain nicotine, and is it worse for you than smoking?
Find out moreResources 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.
Find out moreSmoking 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)
Find out moreSmoking 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.
Find out moreSmoking cessation guidelines for health professionals
Find out moreHow 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.
Find out moreTraining 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.
Find out moreSmoking and vaping: OH&S obligations
Everyone deserves a smokefree and vapefree workplace. Find out what your legal and OHS obligations are.
Find out moreResources 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.
Find out moreUseful information and statistics
Useful information on cigarettes and other tobacco products, smoking laws, and major issues in smoking and health in Australia.
Find out moreWhy prioritise reducing tobacco-related harm?
Hear from Quit and community health leaders about why it is so important to prioritise reducing tobacco-related harm.
Find out moreGuidance 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.
Find out moreE-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.
Find out moreWorkplace resources
Tools and resources to help you reduce tobacco-related harm in the workplaces you work with.
Find out moreSchool resources
Tools and resources to help you reduce tobacco and vaping related harm in the schools you work with.
Find out moreSporting club resources
Tools and resources to help you reduce tobacco-related harm in the sports clubs you work with.
Find out moreCase studies
Case studies of community health promotion initiatives to inspire you to explore strategies that could be useful and adapted for your own practice.
Find out moreWhy 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.
Find out moreQuit Education and training for communities and places
Find out moreQuitline 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 & 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.
Find out moreTackling Indigenous Smoking
Tackling Indigenous Smoking rates is part of Quit's long-term commitment to Aboriginal programs.
Find out moreProfessional 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.
Find out moreUseful e-cigarette and vaping resources
Below is a list of useful resources to increase your knowledge on e-cigarettes and vaping.
Find out moreBenefits to workplaces
Learn how workplaces can benefit by implementing smokefree policies and helping their employees to quit.
Find out moreSmoke 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.
Find out moreEducational 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.
Find out moreEffects of second- and third-hand smoke on children
Exposure to second- and third-hand smoke poses serious health risks to children.
Find out moreTalking 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.
Find out moreHow to create a smokefree sporting club
This section provides information and guidelines to develop and implement a totally smokefree policy for sporting clubs.
Find out moreVaping 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.
Find out moreMap 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.
Find out moreLeader statements
Find out moreAddressing smoke infiltration in residential settings
Find out moreSmoking and vaping legislation
Find out more'The Hanky' Multicultural Campaign Toolkit
Find out moreQuit education and training for community and places
Learn about the Quit education, online programs and face-to-face training.
Find out moreOrder resources
Quit brochures, fact sheets, posters and merchandise, with some accessible for instant download.
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