This week is #NationalDiabetesWeek! Did you know that people who smoke have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than non-smokers? Check out this poster on #diabetes developed by the Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health Service: 🔗 bit.ly/3XJYPr6

The #TIS Activities Guidance page has recently been updated. It provides info on: -taking a population health promotion approach -what is meant by evidence -best evidence to support the reduction of #tobacco & recreational #vape use: 🔗 bit.ly/3VW0yZC

These resources by Australian Department of Health and Aged Care aim to encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to quit #smoking. One of the main messages is that quitting can take multiple attempts, but your chances of quitting for good get better with every try. 🔗 bit.ly/3Luus2h

The Young People page on the #TIS website has recently been updated. It includes the latest stats on #smoking & #vaping among young Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people + videos & factsheets: 🔗 bit.ly/3hQYoI7

These videos from the Wugen Wal-Yan #TacklingIndigenousSmoking at Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service team aim to educate the community about the harmful chemicals contained in #vapes. Watch: 🔗 bit.ly/3LDqdl2

Excited for the upcoming workshop – Connecting past and future: Indigenous action to achieve a nicotine free world, Tuesday 22 October 2024 on the Gold Coast ahead of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference! otcc.eventsair.com/oceania-tobacc…

The Paris Olympics and Paralympics kicks off this week, so here's a message from Prof Tom Calma, TIS National Coordinator! See the full quote on the July page of the TIS calendar: 🔗 bit.ly/3WB4bGb

This page on the #TIS website has been updated to include the latest evidence on using mass media & social media campaigns for #tobacco control. It includes info on Calls To Action & the new national anti-smoking & vaping campaign – ‘Give Up For Good’: 🔗 bit.ly/4dgsVZE

The smoking rate among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has dropped to around 37% since TIS was established. This article in The Lowitja Journal provides an overview of the TIS program and its successes. Read the article: hubs.li/Q02G8psr0 Ninti One

Today is World Lung Cancer Day #WLCD24. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/Practitioners & Aboriginal Liaison Officers can learn more about providing #lungcancer support in this FREE online module: 🔗 bit.ly/4fsUYH4

This message from Prof Tom Calma comes as we celebrate National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day on Sunday August 4. For more info on young people and #TIS, head to 🔗 bit.ly/3hQYoI7

This week is #NationalStrokeWeek. Did you know that people who smoke have twice the risk of having a stroke than non-smokers? The good news is within a month after a person stops smoking, blood pressure returns to its normal range. More facts: 🔗 bit.ly/2Ee3YCM

The latest edition of the NBPU #TIS newsletter is here! -CEOs Workshop on Ngunnawal & Ngambri Country -NBPU staff visiting NT teams (NAIDOC Week) -NBPU & Grand Pacific training on Ngunnawal & Ngambri Country -Danila Dilba’s #vaping video going viral: 🔗 bit.ly/3bgrGMr

The 2024 CEOs Workshop in Canberra in June saw 24/26 TIS Grant Recipients represented at the event on Ngunnawal & Ngambri Country. Presentations from the workshop are now available to view on the TIS website: 🔗 bit.ly/37ryY0O

This video shows the highlights from #WorldNoTobaccoDay 2024 community event hosted by the Ready.Quit.Solid. #TIS team at Galambila Aboriginal Health Services. Local schools & community orgs gathered to learn about the harmful effects of smoking/vaping: 🔗 bit.ly/4dC5Y3b

What’s Your Story Cape York? Yarning with our mob in Cape York and sharing stories about the harms of smoking and how to help people to quit. #OurHealthInOurHands #TacklingIndigenousSmoking

Danila Dilba's #TacklingIndigenousSmoking team has been involved in the Vaping is a Fool's Game music clip currently gaining interest across the country. It features a number of local Clontarf and Stars students rapping about the harms of #vaping: 🔗 bit.ly/3YIe8CU

Over the next 2 days, TIS Workers from Qld, Vic, NSW & Tas will be meeting in Meanjin (Brisbane) for the TIS Jurisdictional Workshop. They will have the chance to network & hear the latest updates on the #TIS program & tobacco control in Aus. More info: 🔗 bit.ly/3At3VAh

This factsheet from the We Breathe #TacklingIndigenousSmoking team at Grand Pacific Health provides information on how smoking & vaping increase stress levels & affect mental health & provides ways to manage it: 🔗 bit.ly/3yJi4cj

It's Women's Health Week! This year's theme is 'Your voice. Your choice.' To find out key information about smoking among pregnant women & families check out the dedicated page on the #TacklingIndigenousSmoking Website. 🔗 bit.ly/2XCJDBx