New Australian policies regarding tobacco consumption are being directed towards creating more smoke free environments and achieving considerable reductions in the percentage of smokers in the population (particular with young people). Griffith University, as a pioneering educational institution, is pro-actively conducting a comprehensive project targeting students and staff, to help them quit this habit and create a healthy learning and teaching environment.
This campaign will be run as a pilot project this semester at Mt Gravatt Campus. The Campaign will spread through to other campuses of the University in the near future.
Our ultimate goal is to not only try to reduce smoking amongst students and staff at the University and give all possible support for them to quit smoke. It is to also help everyone enjoy a healthy, smoke free environment through the use of Nominated Smoking Areas.
Activities and seminars
The Smoke Less Campaign will be running on Mt Gravatt Campus from week 7 through to week 13, commencing with Intervention Week (week 7), during which time, many activities and seminars will be running.
Some of these activities are only for students and staff who smoke, to help them quit; others are open to all students and staff, whether they are smokers or not.
The Activities will provide students and staff with different tools to quit smoking using many strategies such as Quit training sessions, Griffith Sports and Activities physical activities and educational seminars, and many more.
Please note that some of these sessions and activities need to be booked in advance. This can be done on-line
- QUIT smoking training sessions
- Seminar - Oral Gratification, Self Mutilation and Hedonism. Is Nicotine the common denominator?
- Physical activity and education sessions
or by contacting the Project Leaders, or at the Information Stall on campus, during Week 7.
Additional information
Clinical Services
Queensland Health’s Alcohol and Drug Services Unit -Inala Community Centre, will be offering an individual-based counselling service to staff and students. Further details please contact
Alan Gude
Co-ordinator
Brisbane South
ATODS Community Team, Inala Community Health Centre
Phone: 32755417
Email: alan_gude@health.qld.gov.au
Or contact:
QUIT line: 137848
Smokeless campaign survey prize winner
Congratulations to the ten lucky winners of the Woolworths vouchers valued at $75, for completing the Smoke-Less Campaign Survey earlier this semester. Winners have now been notified by email
Mount Gravatt and Logan
- Rachael Williams
- Kate Murphy
- Bianca Vogt
- Jason Croft
- Gillian Folkes
Gold Coast
- Kirsty Scrivener
- Jon Shuker
- R Buckland
- Laurence Reilly
- Angel Schroter