Cancer Council WA Make Smoking History
Program
Make Smoking History
Region
State wide
Other regional locations
- Albany
- Broome
- Bunbury
- Geraldton
- Kalgoorlie
- Midland
- Northam
Category
Non-government
Source(s) of funding
- Department of Health
- Healthway
- Cancer Council WA
Target Group (s)
- Western Australian adults
- At risk groups including people experiencing social and financial disadvantage
Secondary Target Group (s)
- Community service workers
- Health professionals
Goals and objectives
- The campaign contributes to reducing the prevalence of smoking among adults in WA through its mass media campaigns, while also contributing to broader tobacco control efforts through:
- Influencing public opinion and policy on key smoking and health issues
- Raising awareness of the harms of smoking and the benefits of quitting
- Assisting and supporting smokers to quit through the provision of information and resources to help plan their quit attempts
- Improving at risk groups access to support to cut down and quit in partnership with community services
Strategies
Make Smoking History is comprehensive in its approach and employs a range of strategies including hard-hitting mass media advertising, community-based support strategies, production and distribution of public education materials, research and evaluation, public relations activities, media and political advocacy on topical smoking and health issues, and input into the development of public policy on health. Resources used to promote the smoking cessation message through Make Smoking History include the use of their website, social media including Facebook and Twitter, fact sheets, brochures and other promotional material.
Key contact details
Email: makesmokinghistory@cancerwa.asn.au
Website: http://makesmokinghistory.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakeSmokingHistoryWA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/msh_wa
Cancer Council WA- Corner of Bagot Road and Railway Road, Subiaco
Phone: 08 9212 4333
Fax: 08 9212 4334
Address: Level 1, 420 Bagot Rd, SUBIACO WA 6008
Website: https://www.cancerwa.asn.au/