Issue 10 Welcome from Prof Mike Daube, Director of PHAIWA September 2012 Advocacy in Action This edition of the PHAIWA Newsletter reminds us of the range of issues public health advocates have to deal with, and perhaps even more importantly of the many different contexts – individual, community, state, national and global. The Western Australian Indigenous Storybook celebrates the achievements of individuals and local organisations in improving health for those around them – and showing the art of the possible. The projects addressing issues such as soft drink consumption and tobacco control at the local level again show that there is an important role for communities in taking control of their own health, and hence also their future well-being. The Children’s Environment and Health Local Government Report Card has already played an important role in stimulating local governments to act in this important area, and rightly gives credit to those who are leading the field. The Local Government Injury Prevention and Community Safety Capacity Building Project similarly focuses on ways in which local governments can adopt important preventive priorities as part of their day-today work. The McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth focuses on changing attitudes and generating action both in WA and nationally. In the two years since the McCusker Centre was launched, it has become recognised as one of the leading organisations in the area with an influence well beyond West Australian borders. The Population Health Congress in Adelaide also provided an opportunity at the national level to learn from others about key themes in Public Health – and to showcase some of the work being done here that is attracting substantial interest elsewhere. It is encouraging that the influence of PHAIWA is being seen not only locally, within the state and nationally, but also internationally – as evidenced by the account of an important workshop on promoting advocacy skills in Thailand. The report from Swaziland shows us that once again we have much both to contribute and to learn from the work our colleagues are doing in countries where many of the problems public health workers and advocates face are vastly different from those we see here. The work of public health advocates in any of these contexts must be underpinned by good support and professional development, and the summaries on these topics (as well as the other work being undertaken not only by PHAIWA but also by our colleagues in other organisations) must be maintained so that we can support, encourage, train and inspire more people to work in areas where the public health gains can be so great. On behalf of PHAIWA, may we thank all those who have helped, guided and supported our work in so many different ways. There will never be a conclusion – there are always more targets to be addressed, more battles to fight, more campaigns to be run, more health gains to be sought – but the level of support has been enormously encouraging, and we look forward to continuing to work with you in the future.
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Issue 10
Welcome from Prof Mike Daube, Director of PHAIWA
September 2012
Advocacy in Action
This edition of the PHAIWA Newsletter reminds us of the range of issues public health advocates have to deal with, and perhaps even more importantly of the many different contexts – individual, community, state, national and global.
The Western Australian Indigenous Storybook celebrates the achievements of individuals and local organisations in improving health for those around them – and showing the art of the possible.
The projects addressing issues such as soft drink consumption and tobacco control at the local level again show that there is an important role for communities in taking control of their own health, and
hence also their future well-being.
The Children’s Environment and Health Local Government Report Card has already played an
important role in stimulating local governments to act in this important area, and rightly gives credit to those who are leading the field. The Local Government Injury Prevention and Community Safety Capacity Building Project similarly focuses on ways in which local governments can adopt important preventive priorities as part of their day-today work.
The McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth focuses on changing attitudes and generating action both in WA and nationally. In the two years since the McCusker Centre was launched, it has become recognised as one of the leading organisations in the area with an influence well beyond West Australian borders.
The Population Health Congress in Adelaide also provided an opportunity at the national level to learn from others about key themes in Public Health – and to showcase some of the work being done
here that is attracting substantial interest elsewhere.
It is encouraging that the influence of PHAIWA is being seen not only locally, within the state and
nationally, but also internationally – as evidenced by the account of an important workshop on promoting advocacy skills in Thailand. The report from Swaziland shows us that once again we have much both to contribute and to learn from the work our colleagues are doing in countries where many of the problems public health workers and advocates face are vastly different from those we see here.
The work of public health advocates in any of these contexts must be underpinned by good support and professional development, and the summaries on these topics (as well as the other work being undertaken not only by PHAIWA but also by our colleagues in other organisations) must be
maintained so that we can support, encourage, train and inspire more people to work in areas where the public health gains can be so great.
On behalf of PHAIWA, may we thank all those who have helped, guided and supported our work in so many different ways. There will never be a conclusion – there are always more targets to be addressed, more battles to fight, more campaigns to be run, more health gains to be sought – but the level of support has been enormously encouraging, and we look forward to continuing to work with you in the future.
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Several PHAIWA and McCAY staff were lucky enough to attend the Population Health Congress at the
Adelaide Convention Centre during September. The Congress was the largest public health event to be
held in Australia this year with over 11 000 people attending. Organised and sponsored jointly by the four
leading professional health organisations in the Asia Pacific region, the overall theme of the Congress
was ‘Population health in a changing world’ to reflect the dynamic environment in which the broad public
health field operates. A new feature of this conference was the use of social media—PHAIWA staff used
iPhones to tweet during the conference, joining other Twitter users at the conference to feed live online
updates of conference findings using the #PHC2012 hashtag.
The Congress was a great opportunity to showcase the work we are doing at PHAIWA and meet other
public health professionals. With both Australian and international keynote speakers at the Congress we
were able to listen to many thought provoking and educational speeches. A few of our highlights
included:
A presentation by Professor Richard Wilkinson entitled “The Spirit Level: Why equality is better
for everyone”
A keynote presentation by Professor Nick Graves titled “Using current information for health
decision- making and generating new knowledge”. This keynote was of particular relevance to
public health advocates and researchers keen to learn how to influence decision makers.
A fantastic concurrent session on using new communication technologies in public health.
A keynote address by Professor Papaarangi Reid titled “Indigenous health-myths and legends
A panel discussion on global public health featuring Richard Horton and Professor David Legge.
Apart from listening to these fantastic papers, we also had
the opportunity to showcase our own work too!
Myra Robinson presented a poster titled:
“Developing the Advocates of tomorrow”.
James Cutler-Stevens presented a poster titled:
“Who gets an A? Using report cards as advocacy
tools”
Hannah Pierce presented a paper called: “We can
do it better: a new approach to alcohol advertising”
Sunni Wilson presented a poster titled: "The West
Australian Indigenous Storybook”.
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On behalf of PHAIWA and the wider public health community, we would like to congratulate our Director
Professor Mike Daube for receiving a Life Membership from the Public Health Association of Australia
(PHAA) which recognises exemplary service to the Association and is the highest honour that the PHAA
can bestow upon members who have been members for greater than ten years.
We also congratulate our Deputy Director Dr Melissa Stoneham for being made a Fellow of the PHAA at
the Population Health Congress which is bestowed upon PHAA members who have been members for
ten years or more in recognition of a significant contribution to the organisation and in the field of public
health. Well done to both of them!
Popula on Health Congress, Adelaide September 2012
Congratula ons!!
Sunni Wilson speaking to a conference delegate about her poster
In June this year, a delegation of International experts in advocacy and non-communicable
diseases headed for Bangkok to deliver a 3 day intensive course in promoting advocacy. The
course, developed and organised by Trevor Shilton, was facilitated on behalf of the International
Union for Health Promotion and Education and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC). A hands
on and interactive approach to increasing skills in advocacy as well as case studies in the areas
of nutrition, tobacco, physical activity and alcohol were delivered to over 40 representatives from
Thai Health, local NGOs and university representatives.
Melissa Stoneham from PHAIWA was fortunate to join the international delegation along Rohan
Greenland (Heart Foundation), Modi Mwatsama (Heart Forum UK), Michael Thorn (FARE) and
Trevor Shilton (IUHPE).
Outcomes from the workshop included tailored
advocacy strategies for each of the areas of
physical activity, nutrition (specifically salt reduction), tobacco and alcohol control. It was
clear to the international delegation that
Thailand was advanced in some of these areas
with a key example being the introduction of the
Alcohol Beverage Control Act in 2008 that
increased the legal drinking age to twenty,
regulation of alcohol free zones and
entertainment venues to close by midnight
(some exceptions).
Although the three days were long and intense, the international delegation still managed to
have some fun as illustrated above, where you can see Rohan and Melissa riding an elephant!
The photo below shows most of the participants at the advocacy course.
Look out for the IUHPE 2013 conference which is being hosted in Thailand at the Pattaya
Exhibition and Convention Hall from 25 – 29 August 2013. For more information go to
www.iuhpeconference.net
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Promo ng Advocacy Skills in Thailand ‐ Melissa Stoneham, Deputy Director PHAIWA
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Grading is underway for the 2012 edition of the Children’s Environment & Health Local Government Report Card Project. We have received 15 local government submissions with 6 from regional shires. This year we again asked local governments to submit their most recent annual report and strategic plan for evaluation and introduced three new children’s categories: nature discovery, smoke free environments and children’s consultation. We also increased the number of supporting documents allowable from two to three. Some terrific new strategies have already been identified in the early stages of grading which we intend to complete by mid-October. In November an awards ceremony will be held to recognise the participating local governments and we encourage all those with an interest in the project to attend. Please contact James Stevens-Cutler for further information [email protected]
The Tobacco Control Grants Scheme is a new project at the Public Health Advocacy Institute of
WA that aims to facilitate and support the engagement of local government organisations and
others in activities to control the use of tobacco products and associated initiatives across
Western Australia in accordance with the provisions of the Tobacco Products Control Act 2006.
PHAIWA will offer grants to applicants that effectively demonstrate how their initiatives will
reduce the prevalence of smoking by adding value to or supplementing tobacco control at the
local level. Local governments may apply for funding for a completely new project or to improve
an existing initiative. We will endeavour to support the local government officers (principally
Environment and Health Officers) of successful applicants, during the application and delivery
phases of the project, in an effort to significantly enhance positive tobacco control and
compliance outcomes. A maximum of 60 one-off $5000 grants will be available during the
project with first round applications opening in January 2013. The project is funded by the
Department of Health.
If you would like to find out more please contact Dr Melissa Stoneham
2012 Children’s Environment & Health Local Government Report Card Project
Tobacco Control Grants Scheme
The second edition of the WA Indigenous Storybook, the Perth and Peel edition, was launched on August 24 at Kings Park by the Hon Minister Robyn McSweeney, MLC
Minister for Communities. And it was a great success! The launch was opened by a Welcome to Country by local Indigenous Elder Noel Nannup and attended by many of the Storytellers who all received their own copy of the book from the Minister. Jarred Wall from the band Jake and the Cowboys entertained the guests with his soft,
crooning original tunes as breakfast was served to the 60 plus people who attended. The response from the guests was overwhelmingly positive and the Storytellers said they felt proud and empowered to be able to tell their own stories, have them published and share them with the wider community.
The Storybook contains 13 positive stories told by Indigenous and non-Indigenous people involved in various
projects across health, the environment, arts, theatre, music and sport. The stories celebrate achievements and contributions that Indigenous individuals and organisations have made in their communities. One of the stories featured in the book was ‘Midnight Basketball’ in Midland which is an innovative social inclusion program for young
people. John Mogridge, Midnight Basketball mentor and Storyteller spoke at the launch about the program. Another tells of ‘Successful Learning in the Early Years’ also featured in the second storybook. It is a practical program for Indigenous children and their families to share the importance of languages that are spoken at home. It aims to instil the significance of the values, routine and culture that are developed at home and the positive impact this can have on preparing a child for school. Two more storybooks are planned for 2012/13.
What makes a good story? The Storybook embraces a holistic view of health and therefore encourages stories from all sectors – such as education, employment, housing, environment,
transport, animal management, sport and recreation, alcohol and drugs and many others. Stories can describe local community projects, successes and lessons learnt from recent projects or can document a personal journey of an Indigenous leader or mentor.
The third edition of the WA Indigenous Storybook is underway and we are inviting storytellers from the Pilbara and Wheatbelt region. If you have a great Indigenous project or program you
Pictured le : An example of the Shire of Wickepin’s injury preven on program. The project targets driving too close which is a primary factor in many road collisions and is o en associated with inappropriate speed for the road and traffic condi ons. The funding allowed the Council to distribute tens of thousands of rear wind screen ‘RU 2 CLOSE?’ s ckers and con nue partnerships with the Police and WALGA RoadWise.
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Local Government Injury Preven on and Community Safety Capacity Building
Project
Press Releases and Le ers to the Editor
Workshop –May 25
The “Getting Your Message into Print Media” workshop was developed as a practical workshop to help develop written media skills. Holly Wood, Media and Communications Manager at the Drug and Alcohol Office was invited to facilitate the workshop, presenting a nuts and bolts guide to writing press releases, while PHAIWA staff Prof Mike Daube presented on working with the media writing ‘letters to the editor”. Participants wrote sample press-releases and letters to the editor during the workshop, with feedback given from the presenters. After the success of this first workshop, we are keen to hold it again, please register your interest by emailing [email protected].
Media Workshop – June 20
PHAIWA coordinated a media workshop, “Getting Your Message Across on Television & Radio”, facilitated by Liz Chester – TICHR Media Relations Manager and Channel 7 Producer. This full-day workshop is for small groups and is a great hands-on-experience to practice media advocacy skills. This particular workshop was coordinated specifically for a group of staff and board members from the WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA), and PHAIWA will be holding one again before the end of the year with places available for anyone to attend. Keep an eye on E-News for the registration form.
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Two a endees wri ng press releases at the workshop
The Parents Jury: “Successful Online Advocacy Campaigns” – August 23
Our other visitors from the eastern states over the past few months was Parents Jury staff Corrina Langelaan, Campaign Manager and Angela Mallon, Campaigns and Communications Officer. They were in Perth for a few days running media advocacy courses for jury members, and agreed to present a seminar and share their experiences of running The Parents’ Jury. In the seminar they outlined some of the online grassroots campaigns they are working on, advocacy using social media, managing online communities and dealing with the food industry. Corrina and Angela also stayed for a smaller one-hour discussion group session with the mentees from the PHAIWA advocacy mentor program.
Ge ng a seat at the table: the experience of the Obesity Policy Coali on – July 19
Jane Martin, Executive General Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC), was in town from Melbourne in July, so we took the opportunity to ask her to run a seminar for us. PHAIWA ran the seminar in partnership with the Australian Health Promotion Association and Public Health Association Australia (WA Branches) and the LiveLighter campaign, held at the Curtin Health Research Campus in Shenton Park. Jane presented on her experiences with the OPC including her work in influencing change in policies and regulations in Australia to support obesity prevention, particularly in children.
Professional Development and Capacity Building
Opinion Piece Seminar –September 21
The Opinion Piece Seminar Series was
initiated in 2010 as an opportunity to
provide new and creative perspectives
and ideas, from people who rarely have
the opportunity to be heard. Speakers
are all under the age of 35, and normally
nominated by their managers, but for
seminar number six, we asked some of
the mentees from the PHAIWA
advocacy mentor program to speak:
Emma–Lee Finch, Prue Reddingius and
Lauren Tracey.
The topic they presented on was “How
does the long term view for public health
fit with the Gen Y generation?” All
speakers were from Gen Y, and had
different perspectives on this topic, touching on workforce issues, the social traits of Gen Y and
the challenges for local governments and their changing role in health promotion. If you are
interested in presenting an Opinion Piece, or you have eligible staff members you would like to nominate, please email Myra on [email protected].
Professional Development and Capacity Building (con nued)
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Prue Reddingius, Emma–Lee Finch, Melissa Stoneham and Lauren Tracey.
Execu ve Conversa ons
The Executive Conversation series are round-table meetings held with a small invited audience of management-level public health professionals. The purpose of these meetings is to share expertise and ideas with health professionals directly involved in high level advocacy activities.
In the past few months, PHAIWA have held Executive Conversation meetings with Roger Cook MLA – Shadow Minister for Health, Deputy Leader of the Opposition on May 7 and Tim Marney, WA Under-Treasurer on July 19.
Pictured le : Roger Cook MLA and Prof Moira Clay from the Telethon Ins tute for Child Health Research
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A Journey with Isabel—Volunteering in Swaziland Part 2
By Melissa Stoneham, Deputy Director PHAIWA
Following on from PHAIWA’s last newsletter, here is part 2 of the adventures of Isabel Ross, a
young Western Australian Heath Promoter from Geraldton who gave up all the luxuries of
modern life to volunteer in the International Aid sector in Swaziland, Africa.
Isabel tells me that all is going well in Swaziland, although some of the challenges of working
with developing communities (and organisations) have become evident. Isabel is working on
the Gone Rural boMake project that provides income to over 780 women who make
handicrafts from local grasses. Recently, she managed to coordinate a survey of the women to
gather perceptions, generate some data around outcomes and to identify if the programs are
cost effective. Although it is not as participatory as she would have hoped, she has trained up
some budding young Community Development students to conduct the interviews with the
women and stakeholders. This information, which has never been collected before, will be
invaluable to plan for future programs, encourage growth and increase social and economic
benefits for the women.
As with many community based projects, Isabel is applying for various grants to ensure the
continuation of existing programs and to find funds to support a counterpart. Until then, Isabel
says it “makes sense to remain with the status quo for now and hopefully find someone to help me get out and talk to the groups to plan for the future.” Sounds to me like she has settled in
well and is content to take things slow rather than make changes, even if they obviously seem
the right thing to do. Having an attitude such as this is so critically important when working in
the International Aid scene.
Swaziland itself is treating Isabel wonderfully even if she has found Africa colder than ever
imagined. Many of us perceive Africa to be endless miles of highveld grassland, hot sunny
days and the odd elephant, rather than very cold winters where crops can fail and children can
freeze. Isabel, who is an avid cyclist, even decided it was too cold to ride her bike to work and
instead has opted for public transport. She says that she has “turned a corner in the last couple of weeks in terms of her place in Swaziland.” She tells me the marriage proposals have
eased, the endless requests for money have decreased, and people are starting to be inviting and inquisitive.
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A Journey with Isabel—Volunteering in Swaziland Part 2 (con nued)
By Melissa Stoneham, Deputy Director PHAIWA
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I have included the next section for those of you who thought that volunteering in an International Aid
Organisation was all about hard work (which of course it is, but then everyone deserves a break).
Recently Isabel drove the 3 hours to Maputo, capital of Mozambique, and a city where I spent much of
my time whilst working in the aid sector. Similarly to me, Maputo “instantly appealed” to Isabel and
resembled what she expected Africa to be like: “the good, the bad, the ugly, mashed together with a
whole lot of Mediterranean.” Isabel described it as having “Coca-cola painted across every building,
rubbish strewn across the streets, hustle and bustle into the night, every third stall is an open tavern
with plastic chairs, cold beer was sold out of polystyrene eskies on the sidewalk, the eroding beach was
lined with palm trees, and turning down an alleyway instantly separated you from it all. The real shock
for me came when I discovered that no-one speaks English, even those working in tourism. If you can’t
speak Portuguese here, then you’d want to be good at charades.” Some things never change!
To finish this article, I thought I would include a poem that Isabel has penned for Swaziland. And if you ask me, I think she has fallen in love with the place!
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Some Maputo kids
A photo of Isabel’s accommoda on in Swaziland. It is
in the eZulwini area, and is a couple of kilometres
and one less hill closer to work, around the corner
from a great coffee shop, and a stones’ throw away
from a shopping centre. It contains a single bedroom
and separate lounge (and some chickens living out
the back).
SWAZILAND
An adventure to the unknown, a foreign dot on the map I said goodbye to those I love, too nervous, too excited to nap Destination: Africa, The land of the Swazi An absolute monarchy led my King Mswati A country built by fights between the Brits and the Boers With more HIV than anywhere else, it’s now a different war I live here, a volunteer, yet still paid more than most Working with rural women, “Gone Rural” is my post Exported across the world, baskets and mats they weave My role is to help in health: Diabetes, HIV, TB Lured by skin that’s white, proposals are a part of life My highest offer: 50 cows to be a second, or third, wife The language is siSwati, the hardest I’ve ever tried Three clicks and stupid noun classes. Each day, my brain is fried Maize is the staple diet, beaten and boiled to mush Served with meat: braaied, boiled or stew. To eat it, I’m not in a rush Come Friday afternoon, it’s straight next door to the pub “Mallies” or “Sundowners”, Cheap drinks and western grub Every now and then I plan a weekend getaway South Africa, Mozambique, or Lions and Rhinos at Hlane (pron. Hlan-ay) The best weekends by far are spent up in the hills Out hiking with new friends or biking for extra thrills Yet the best thrill of all, what makes it all worthwhile Is getting to know the women, their songs, their dances, their smiles At the end of the day there’s nowhere I’d rather be Except, perhaps, for tonight spending it with you and poetry.
Update from the McCusker Centre for Ac on on Alcohol and Youth
New Guides to the Alcohol Industry in Australia
Did you know VB, Carlton Draught and Fosters beer are all
owned by the same alcohol company? If you’ve ever been
curious to know which alcohol brands belong to what alcohol
company and how the different alcohol companies are related to
each other, then you should check out our new guides to the
alcohol industry.
The McCusker Centre has developed a guide to the major alcohol sales outlets in Australia and a guide to
the alcohol industry in Australia. The guide to the alcohol industry outlines the major alcohol companies
and the products they produce, own, distribute or market, and shows how the Australian industry fits into
the global alcohol industry. Both guides are available to download from www.mcaay.org.au/publications
Alcohol Adver sing Review Board – First Report released “Woodstock Bourbon Calendar Babes”. Alcoholic products called
“Skinnygirl Cocktails”, “Pom Pom” and “Electric Pink”. Jim Beam and
Jack Daniel’s sponsorship of the V8 Supercars. Jim Beam on Campus,
an alcohol promotion targeting university students.
These are just some of the advertisements that were reviewed by the
Alcohol Advertising Review Board (AARB) in its first three months of
operation. The AARB, chaired by Professor Fiona Stanley AC, was
established by the McCusker Centre and Cancer Council WA, with the
support of a wide range of health and related organisations. The AARB
considers and reviews complaints about alcohol advertising.
In August the AARB released its First Report, detailing the first three
months of operation. In that time the AARB received 63 complaints, 44 of
which were reviewed by the AARB Panel. Of these, 25 were upheld, and
17 upheld in part.
In launching the first report AARB Chair Professor Fiona Stanley said, “This shows a deeply disturbing
range of alcohol advertising and promotion that simply should not be permitted… Alcohol cannot be treated
just like any other product and greater controls are necessary on the way it is promoted and advertised.
This cannot be left in the hands of the people who sell it.”
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Visit www.alcoholadreview.com.au to see the First Report, media coverage, determination reports and to find information about how to make a complaint about alcohol advertising that concerns you.
PHAIWA together with Diabetes WA commenced a new
project investigating the extent of soft drink consumption in
Aboriginal communities. In Australia soft drinks are the most
commonly consumed sugary beverage. There is strong
evidence linking consumption of soft drinks to the
development of type 2 diabetes, being overweight, obesity,
osteoporosis and dental caries.
The project will aim to identify additional policy solutions that
can be implemented. One of the key policy solution being
suggested is the installation of accessible drinking water.
The project will be ongoing for a three month period.
So Drink Consump on in Aboriginal Communi es
The ‘Local Action on Tobacco Control’ project recently had its fourth forum in Adelaide. It was
really well attended and tied in well with the new legislation on tobacco control allowing local
governments to address tobacco policy and create smoke free areas and events.
The ‘Local Action on Tobacco’ is a 18 month federally funded project which aims to generate
further activity in tobacco control at the local level. Part of the project involves holding six
forums across Australia to identify where smoking is occurring and what support is needed for
local communities to address tobacco control.
The next forum, which will be the fifth, will be held in Darwin in October and keynote speaker
Professor Mike Daube, Professor David Thomas, Dorothy Morrison and Warwick Kneebone
will be presenting.
The project has had great input from those working on the Tackling Indigenous Smoking
Initiative, Smoking Cessation Officers, ACOSH, Cancer Council WA and the Heart Foundation.
The project ends on the 31st of December 2012.
Local Ac on on Tobacco Control
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