Tobacco Videos and Slideshows

 
 

ASH video:

Protecting children - video and factsheets
ASH 6min video and factsheets (2006) on retail display of tobacco - how it encourages children to smoke, and why health groups want it out of sight. Note the online videos are large, 8-20MB, so may take some minutes to download and picture quality may vary.


ASH slideshows:

To see some informative slideshows, just click on the links below, then mouse-click your way through. When you've finished, click on the black slide at the end to return to this page.

These are ideal for showing from a PC or laptop anywhere - dial up our site, go to the slideshow and click through. Project it onto a screen if available.

Tobacco in Australia (updated Feb 2007) 
Overview by ASH on smoking rates, harm, and actions needed. Useful for introducing general audiences (charity, school etc) to current tobacco facts and issues - health, economic and social. 15 slides.

Behind the SmokeScreen (updated Sept 2006)
ASH and ANYPAT (Australian Network on Young People and Tobacco) presentation on smoking in films, how it hurts children and how to counter it. Includes latest research on youth encouragement. Great for audiences connected with the film industry. 12 slides.
See also our Facts and Issues page, under Film Smoking "Smokescreen" for latest news and info on this issue

Smokefree workplaces: no delays, no exemptions (updated Sept 2006)
Why we need quick and total indoor smoke bans in all workplaces - including pubs and clubs. Latest health, economic and public opinion research from Australia and overseas. A presentation by ASH and the SmokeFree Australia coalition. 20 slides. 

Tobacco Marketing Below the Line (2003)
Strongly visual ASH outline of the tobacco industry's latest attempts to get around laws prohibiting advertising, and continue to target children, women and others - through films, TV, magazines, promotions and in shops. 15 slides.
Note: Lots of groovy pics, so may take a few minutes to download.

Towards Health with Justice (2002)
Comprehensive outline from the WHO (adapted by ASH Australia) of worldwide use of litigation in the fight for justice against tobacco. 32 slides.



Other slideshows:

Deaths from smoking (2006)
Great new website from UICC (International Union for Cancer Control) and others, featuring Powerpoint presentations on smoking hazards, benefits of quitting, messages for middle-aged smokers, facts and tables on country impacts etc, and slideshows on smoking deaths from 40 countries (including Australia) and various regional and other groupings. 

Tobacco Control slideshows (various)
A compilation of informative slideshows from all over the world, compiled by Tobacco Control  journal. 


Management of nicotine dependent inpatients
(2002)  
Detailed NSW Health presentation useful for clinicians working with patients who smoke. 58 slides.

National Tobacco Strategy (1999-2003)
See this cost-effective strategy for reducing tobacco harm in Australia, developed by the National Expert Advisory Committee on Tobacco. Aims, objectives and strategies. 33 slides.  Note: a PDF, not PowerPoint slideshow.

Tobacco Control: A Blue Chip Investment in Public Health.
From the VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control (VTCT), this slide show provides a summary of the main arguments covered in the funding submission to Federal Treasury by major health groups (including ASH). These include
- the economic case for tobacco control
- an analysis of the current level of investment in tobacco control in Australia
- an analysis of the current barriers and opportunities for more effective action and
- detailed evidence-based recommendations for action.
Download slideshow (hit cancel when prompted).
Or you can find the entire report at the VCTC website 

 

 
 

 Page last updated 13/2/08