Department of Health & Ageing -$10.7 Million to Combat Indigenous Smoking

The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, today announced 14 sites across the country will benefit from a $10.7 million funding round to promote innovative anti-tobacco campaigns and prevention strategies. ‘Half of Indigenous adults are smokers, and the rate of smoking in the Indigenous population is about twice the rate of the non-Indigenous population. ‘They tackle a variety of Indigenous groups.

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