Tobacco control: research and regulation
VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control
VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control was established in 1999 by VicHealth and was originally auspiced by a consortium of the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, The University of Melbourne’s Centre for Public Policy and The Institute of Public Health and Health Services Research at Monash University. It is now auspiced by the Cancer Council of Victoria. The Centre covers the legal and social issues involved in reducing smoking and undertakes research on the broader socio-political and policy factors associated with tobacco control work. In 2004 VCTC merged its administrative operations with the program/policy arm, Quit Victoria, also at The Cancer Council.
Research Fellows
Dr Mohammed Siahpush
The Cancer Council Victoria
Pathways of the link between socio-economic status and smoking behaviour
Dr Siahpush is examining why smoking prevalence among socially/economically disadvantaged groups is markedly higher than among other groups.
The Cancer Council Victoria
Impact of changes in anti-smoking advertising: effects on adults and children
Prof. Wakefield is developing and tracking indices of Australians' exposure to anti-smoking advertising, news coverage about tobacco on television, radio and in newspapers; and film, television and music video clip portrayal of tobacco. The project relates such indices to state and national survey measures of tobacco-related beliefs, intentions and behaviour among adults and school children, and records of per capita tobacco consumption.