Information for Health Professionals
Smoking Cessations
The Smoking Cessation Guidelines for Australian General Practice and the supporting resource material provide practical information on smoking cessation and effective strategies that General Practitioners and other practice staff can apply to identify smokers and assist them stop smoking.
- Smoking Cessation Resources Order Form for General Practitioners (PDF 44 KB)
- Smoking Cessation Referral Form (PDF 49 KB)
- Smoking Cessation Guidelines for Australian General Practice - Flip Chart (PDF 523KB)
Tobacco Research
List of Tobacco related publications currently distributed by Population Health Division of Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
National Health Policy
The National Health Policy on Tobacco in Australia is a joint Commonwealth State/Territory initiative which aims to improve the health of all Australians by eliminating or reducing their exposure to tobacco in all its forms. This policy was adopted by all Commonwealth, State/Territory health and law enforcement ministers at the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy meeting in March 1991.