South Australian and National Tobacco Strategy Documents
South Australian Tobacco Control Strategy
South Australian Tobacco Control Strategy
The South Australian Tobacco Control Strategy 2011-2016 will guide state tobacco control efforts to reduce the impact of tobacco smoking on the health and wellbeing of South Australians.
Goal
To improve the health and wellbeing of South Australians by reducing the impact of tobacco smoking.
Primary Target
To reduce the percentage of young cigarette smokers (15 to 29 years) to 16% by 2016.
Secondary Targets
- Reduce smoking by the South Australian population (15 years and over) from 20.7% in 2010 to 15% by 2016*.
- Reduce smoking prevalence in the Aboriginal population by 30% by 2016.
- Strengthen efforts to reduce smoking prevalence among people with mental illness and people who are socio-economically disadvantaged.
- Reduce the proportion of the population exposed to passive smoking in confined public spaces by 20% by 2016.
- Actively enforce the Tobacco Products Regulation Act 1997 to ensure maximum levels of compliance as an active deterrent for breaches, especially in regard to access to tobacco products by children.
* 2010 South Australian Health Omnibus Survey data - 20.7% is the 2010 smoking rate in South Australia. This target is proportionally equivalent to the reduction required to achieve the Council of Australian Governments' 2018 national target for tobacco use.
Outcomes
By the end of 2016, the aim is to see significant reductions in smoking prevalence and the number of people being exposed to second-hand smoke.
Targets to be achieved by the end of 2016 are as follows:
|
TARGET |
OUTCOME |
BASELINE |
TARGET |
|
Primary |
Reduce smoking prevalence in young people (15-29 years) from 22.8% in 2010 to 16% by 2016. |
2010 |
16% |
|
Secondary |
Reduce smoking by people (15 years and over) from 20.7% in 2010 to 15% by 2016. |
2010 |
15% |
|
Secondary |
Reduce smoking prevalence in the Aboriginal population by 30% by 2016. |
Date for baseline |
|
|
Secondary |
Achieve a 2.1% annual reduction in smoking during pregnancy for Aboriginal women by 2016. |
Date for baseline |
|
|
Secondary |
Make the most impact on reducing smoking in the two most disadvantaged quintiles by 2016. |
2010 |
|
|
Secondary |
Reduce the proportion of the population exposed to passive smoking in confined public spaces |
2010 |
53% |
|
Secondary |
Reduce retailer non-compliance with sales to minor legislation to less than 5% by 2016. |
Date for baseline |
<5% |
 |
South Australian Tobacco Control Strategy 2011-2016 |
Hard copies are available by contacting:
Tobacco Control Unit, Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
Telephone: (08) 8274 3451 or Email: DASSATobaccoControlUnit@health.sa.gov.au
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National Tobacco Strategy
The goal of the National Tobacco Strategy (NTS) 2012-2018 is 'to improve the health of all Australians by reducing the prevalence of smoking and its associated health, social and economic costs, and the inequalities it causes'. It prioritises action to protect public health policies from tobacco industry interference, eliminate the remaining advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products, and reduce the affordability of tobacco products. Other priorities focus on increasing smoke free areas, strengthening mass media and public education campaigns, improving access to evidence based cessation services, and considering further regulation of tobacco product contents, disclosure and supply. The NTS is a sub-strategy under the National Drug Strategy 2010-2015.
National Tobacco Strategy (NTS) 2012-2018
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