Smoking is the single greatest cause of premature death in NSW and smoking among young adults in the Hunter New England region is generally higher than for the rest of NSW.

HNEPH's work in this Area

Hunter New England Population Health aims to reduce tobacco related harm in the community and prevent young people starting smoking by:

• providing information and support to smokers to quit smoking
  reducing the number of people exposed to second hand smoke.

The following projects are examples of HNEPH’s efforts to improve the health of Hunter New England residents.

• Cessnock One Stop Shop Triple C (Classroom, School Climate & Community Connection) Project
• Implementing the Guide for the Management of Nicotine Dependent Inpatients
• Quit for Surgery
• Quit for Two - Prevention of tobacco-related Harm in Antenatal services
• Smoke-free Families- Prevention of Tobacco-related Harm in Kaleidoscope Services

Information & Support

• Research Papers
• When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - A Guide to Passive Smoking and the Law  (pdf) 146Kb