NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

Resources by topic << back to list of topics Smoking Title Car and Home: Smoke Free Zone Campaign Publication no. DOH - 6110 Publication date 01/09/2002 Review date 28/02/2005 Author NSW Health Summary How passive smoking harms children, and what parents can do to protect them. Languages Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Khmer, Serbian, Vietnamese Title Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and airway narrowing (COPD) Publication no. AHS - 6145 Publication date 01/01/2002 Review date 04/04/2005 Author Multicultural Health Unit Summary A guide to coping with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - a term for conditions like chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Languages Chinese, English, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Spanish Title Cigarette smoke and children Publication no. AHS - 6925 Publication date 01/08/2003 Review date Author CSAHS Summary Poster on the risks of passive smoking and children. Languages Arabic, Chinese, English, Vietnamese Title How smoking can affect sexual health Publication no. BHC - 3090 Publication date 26/05/1997 Review date 07/09/2004 Author NSW Health Summary The facts about smoking and impotence. Smoking and women's reproductive health. Languages Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese Title I can already hear, kick and breathe in daddy's cigarette smoke Publication no. AHS - 7400 Publication date 01/07/2004 Review date Author SESAHS Summary Reminder to parents of the effects of smoking on unborn babies. Languages Arabic, Chinese Title Keep your kids healthy - Do not smoke in the car and home Publication no. AHS - 7690 Publication date 01/08/2004 Review date Author Chinese Australian Tobacco & Health Network Summary PowerPoint presentation (in pdf format) on the health effects of smoking on adults and children. Includes information on why people smoke, the harmful chemicals contained in tobacco smoke, the benefits of quitting and how to protect children safe from tobacco smoke by keeping home and car smoke-free. Languages Chinese, English Title Men Who Smoke Publication no. OTH - 7405 Publication date 01/04/2005 Review date Author Cancer Institute Summary Myths and facts about smoking, including information for men on the health risks of tobacco and how to quit. Languages Chinese, English, Vietnamese Title Myths About Cigarette Smoking Publication no. OTH - 7410 Publication date 01/04/2005 Review date Author Cancer Institute Summary Myths and facts about smoking, including information for women on the health risks of tobacco, and how to quit. Adapted with kind permission of The Cancer Council Western Australia. Languages Chinese, English, Vietnamese Title NSW Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 Publication no. DOH - 5940 Publication date 01/09/2001 Review date 28/02/2005 Author NSW Health Summary A guide to the NSW Smoke-free Environment Act 2000, including laws restricting smoking in enclosed public places. Languages Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese Title No Smoking Publication no. AHS - 7535 Publication date 01/08/2003 Review date Author SWSAHS Summary How smoking increases the risk of complications with diabetes, including information about quitting Languages English, Vietnamese Title Products to help you quit smoking Publication no. DOH - 7580 Publication date 01/04/2004 Review date Author NSW Health Summary Guide to products to help you quit smoking, including nicotine replacement therapy (patches, gum, lozenges, sublingual tablets and inhalers) and medication. Also includes other strategies to help you quit. Languages Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Farsi, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese Title Quitting is hard, but you can do it. tips to help you stop smoking Publication no. AHS - 7925 Publication date 30/09/2005 Review date Author Chinese Australian Tobacco & Health Network Summary Quitting is hard, but you can do it. tips to help you stop smoking Languages Chinese, English Title Quitting smoking - the first few days Publication no. OTH - 7415 Publication date 01/04/2005 Review date Author Cancer Institute Summary Practical guide to quitting smoking, including strategies to deal with cravings and other temporary side effects of quitting. Languages Chinese, English, Vietnamese Title Reasons to quit smoking Publication no. DOH - 5890 Publication date 31/05/2001 Review date 07/09/2004 Author NSW Health Summary How smoking affects health, and the health benefits of quitting. Languages Arabic, Assyrian, Chinese, English, Farsi, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Samoan, Spanish, Tongan, Turkish, Vietnamese Title Smoke turns your cash into ash Publication no. AHS - 7540 Publication date 01/06/2004 Review date Author SESAHS Summary A2 poster saying Smoke turns your cash into ash. [Large pdf files!] Languages Chinese, English, Italian Title Smoking and Pregnancy Publication no. DOH - 7030 Publication date 01/05/2004 Review date Author NSW Health Summary A guide to the effects of tobacco smoke on unborn babies, including information on how to quit smoking. Languages Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese Title There is no cigarette without loss Publication no. AHS - 7915 Publication date 01/04/2005 Review date Author Health Promotion Service, Sydney South West Area Health Service (Western Zone) Summary How smoking affects health, and the health benefits of quitting. Languages Arabic, English