WA Health staff

Policy information & resources

• Help for staff who smoke – frequently asked questions
• Guidelines and policy – managing patients and support for nicotine dependence
• Resources for local sites

Training

• Brief intervention training for tobacco smoking is being offered to all staff to support the implementation of the policy

Reference documents

Workplaces

• Smoke-free workplaces – a policy implementation guide (PDF 510KB) has been designed to assist in the development and implementation of a smoke-free workplace policy that complements legislative bans in enclosed workplaces and extends to all outdoor workplaces.

Aboriginal Populations

• Environmental Scan of Tobacco Control Interventions in Aboriginal Population: What works? What doesn’t? Final Report (PDF 1.96MB)
  TNS Social Research was commissioned by WA Health to conduct a multi-faceted research project investigating tobacco control programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within Australia. The findings are presented in this report.
  • Database of tobacco control activities targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations (Excel 214KB)
    TNS also produced this database which is a summary and reference tool of projects, programs and research focused on Indigenous tobacco use.
• Goldfields Smoke Free Project Report 2007: Aboriginal Population Puyu Wanti Report 2007 (PDF259KB)
  This outlines the process used to go smoke free across the Goldfields WA health sites, including consultation with local Aboriginal communities.

Primary Care

• Letter to general practitioners
  Smoke Free WA Health System Policy: How General Practitioners can support patients (PDF 41KB)

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