Tobacco use
Ninteramangy
Rock country on Texas Downs
Antiti, Near Five Mile
Organisations
Information on organisations that are working to prevent and/or minimise the harm associated with tobacco use amoung Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are provided here. Links to Indigenous organisations have been provided where possible.
Organisations
National consortium
Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control
(CEITC)
CEITC, which is funded by the Commonwealth Department
of Health and Ageing, aims to aid the growth in knowledge
about Indigenous tobacco control by bringing together
knowledge from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
organisations and tobacco control organisations from
around the country. The Centre promotes the Indigenous
Tobacco Control Online Network, where members can exchange
information and receive regular updates on Indigenous
tobacco control. CEITC's largest projects focus on health
worker training and resource development.
View
website: CEITC
Indigenous substance and tobacco use services
South Australia
Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.
The Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (ADAC) aims
to ensure the development of effective programs to reduce
harm related to substance misuse in Aboriginal communities,
through providing information and advice for the Aboriginal
community, the wider community and for relevant professionals
and institutions.
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website: ADAC
Queensland
Kurbingui Youth Development Association (KYDA)
The name 'Kurbingui' from the Turrabul language
means 'The transition from boy to man'. The KYDA
mission is to address the disadvantage and poverty experienced
by Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth through the provision
of programs and services designed to alleviate isolation,
poverty, discrimination and unemployment. They offer
a range of training, employment and family programs.
KYDA employs an alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs project
worker to address alcohol, tobacco & illicit drugs
issues through its Yeaca Dhargo Family Project.
View
website: KYDA
Australian Government agencies
Australian Department of Health and Ageing
The Australian Department of Health and Ageing
provides links to information about health services,
provided by the Department, State health departments
and other government agencies, for a range of specific
diseases or health issues, including tobacco-related
health, science, news, and Australian Government policy.
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website: Department of Health and Ageing
Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD)
The ANCD was established as part of the Federal government's
response to reduce the harm caused by drugs in the community.
An important component of the ANCD's work is to ensure
that policies, strategies and directions in the drug
and alcohol field are consistent with the National Drug
Strategic Framework. The ANCD website provides information
on drug use in Australia, news and events, and reports
and publications.
View
website: ANCD
Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy
The Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (MCDS) brings
together Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers
responsible for health and law enforcement to collectively
determine national policies and programs to reduce the
harm caused by drugs. The MCDS is the peak policy and
decision-making body in relation to licit and illicit
drugs in Australia and is one of the key elements of
Australia's National Drug Strategy.
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website: MCDS
National Drug Strategy
The National Drug Strategy, a cooperative venture
between Australian, State and Territory Governments
and the non-government sector, is aimed at improving
health, social and economic outcomes for Australians
by preventing the uptake of harmful drug use and reducing
the harmful effects of licit and illicit drugs in our
society.
View
website: National Drug Strategy
Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Health (OATSIH)
The Department’s Office for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) is committed to supporting
sustained action coordinated across all governments
to achieve health improvements over time.
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website: OATSIH
Quitline: the National Tobacco Campaign
The National Tobacco Campaign is a collaborative quit-smoking
health initiative between federal, state, and territory
governments and non-government organisations. Quitline
is a telephone information and advice or counselling
service for people who want to quit smoking.
View
website: Quitline
State and Territory
Queensland
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Services
The aim of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Services
(ATODS) is to support Queenslanders to make informed
choices about alcohol, tobacco and other drug use through
the provision of quality public health and clinical
interventions which are evidence based and reflect contemporary
best practice.
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website: ATODS
South Australia
Drug and Alcohol Services Council
The Drug and Alcohol Services Council (DASC) acts
as adviser to the Minister for Health and the Department
of Human Services, through the Drugs Strategy and Programs
Branch, on all alcohol and other drug related matters.
DASC represents the state at the Commonwealth level
on relevant policy matters.
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website: DASC
Quit SA
View
website: Quit SA
Tasmania
Quit Tasmania
View
website: Quit Tasmania
Victoria
Quit Victoria
View
website: Quit Victoria
Western Australia
Quit WA
View
website: Quit WA
Non-government organisations
Action on Smoking and Health, Australia (ASH)
ASH Australia is a national health group dedicated to
reducing tobacco diseases, disability and premature
deaths caused by tobacco products. It aims to protect
and improve the health of the community through education,
policy advice and information programs for a range of
user groups
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website: ASH (Australia)
Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH)
ACOSH is a coalition of 34 medical, educational and
community organisations concerned with reducing the
health consequences of smoking at a statewide, national
and international level.
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website: ACOSH
Australian Drug Foundation (ADF)
The Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) is an independent,
non-profit organisation that works to prevent and reduce
alcohol and other drug problems in the Australian community.
The ADF site provides information on upcoming events,
copies of corporate publications, an archive of media
releases and specialist library databases. There are
sections of the site designed specifically for students,
teachers, parents, relatives and significant others
wanting to find out more about drugs and drug use. There
is also a comprehensive list of links to websites dealing
with alcohol and other drug issues.
View
website: ADF
Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD)
The ANCD was established as part of the Federal
government's response to reduce the harm caused by drugs
in the community. An important component of the ANCD's
work is to ensure that policies, strategies and directions
in the drug and alcohol field are consistent with the
National Drug Strategic Framework. The ANCD website
provides information on drug use in Australia, news
and events, and reports and publications.
View
website: ANCD
Cancer Council Australia
The Cancer Council Australia is Australia's national
non-government cancer control organisation and includes
eight state and territory cancer organisations, working
together to undertake and fund cancer research, prevent
and control cancer and provide information and support
for people affected by cancer. The Council acts nationally
to advise government and other bodies on appropriate
practice and policies for the prevention, detection
and treatment of cancer.
View website: Cancer Council Australia
DrugInfo Clearinghouse
The DrugInfo Clearinghouse is a service provided by
the Australian Drug Foundation. The goal is to inform
and support drug prevention in Victoria. The Clearinghouse
collects, interprets and disseminates information on
drug prevention.
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website: DrugInfo Clearinghouse
Koori DrugInfo
The Koori DrugInfo website was developed as part of
the Koori Access Project. This project aims to build
capacity among Koori communities by increasing the relevance
and accessibility of drug information and services.
The website provides a range of drug-related information,
including: online searching of the Indigenous library
collection of the Australian Drug Foundation; research
and reports; workplace training; community building
information; listings for Koori alcohol and other drug
organisations; links to other Indigenous websites; fact
sheets on multiple drugs and fact sheets for family
and friends.
View
website: Koori DrugInfo
National Heart Foundation of Australia
The Heart Foundation is an independent Australia-wide,
non-profit health organisation. Its purpose is to improve
the heart health of Australians and to reduce disability
and death from heart, stroke and blood vessel disease
by promoting and conducting research to gain and apply
knowledge about heart, stroke and blood vessel disease,
and by promoting behaviour which improves heart and
blood vessel health.
View website: National Heart Foundation of Australia
OxyGen
Tobacco information website for upper primary
and secondary school aged kids. This is a website put
together by Quit SA, WA and Vic.
View
website: OxyGen
Tobacco Control Supersite
A regularly updated site providing information
of direct relevance to tobacco control in Australia.
View
website: Tobacco Control Supersite
International
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) (UK)
A comprehensive tobacco control site covering UK and
Europe
View
website: ASH (UK)
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) (US)
The oldest and largest anti-smoking organisation
in the US.
View website:
ASH (US)
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (US)
View
website: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Globalink: Global Tobacco Control (US)
This site provides tools, lists, list-servers,
web-hosting, petitions, etc. for tobacco control and
research.
View
website: Globalink
Health Canada - Tobacco Control (CAN)
View
website: Health Canada
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(NCADI) (US)
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(NCADI) is the information service of the Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration in the US Department
of Health & Human Services.
View
website: NCADI
National Center For Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion: Tobacco Information and Prevention
Source (TIPS) (US)
View
website: NCCDPHP: TIPS
Te Reo Marama: Maori Smokefree Coalition
(NZ)
Since 1998, Te Reo Marama, formerly Apaarangi Tautoko
Auahi Kore (APAK) has been dedicated, on behalf
of the Auahi Kore community and the wider Maori community,
to tobacco resistance. The main role undertaken is to
advocate evidence-based positions on tobacco-related
issues at a local, national and international level.
View
website: Te Reo Marama
TobaccoPedia: the Online Tobacco Encyclopedia (US)
View
website: TobaccoPedia
World Health Organization
The WHO page on smoking provides links to descriptions
of activities, reports, news and events, as well as
contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO
programmes and offices working on this topic. Also shown
are links to related web sites and topics.
View
website: WHO
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