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Dr. Google, online echo chambers, AI, bots and trolls – the countless ways tech spreads false health information, and the impact it has on our wellbeing, will be the focus of a free panel...
Media release
4 min read
15 Apr 2024
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/misinformationitis
VicHealth welcomes the introduction of landmark e-cigarette legislation today that will position Australia as a world leader in the fight against Big Tobacco and Big Vape....
Media release
2 min read
21 Mar 2024
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/vichealth-welcomes-proposed-landmark-e-cigarette-legislation
A comprehensive, Australian-first research project which aims to deeply understand teenagers’ experiences with vaping has revealed that parents hold more power and influence in tackling vaping than they might realise.
Media release
5 min read
22 Feb 2024
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/parents-secret-weapon-tackling-teen-vaping-new-research-shows
Teachers of year 7-10 students will now have access to a range of new vaping education resources designed to teach young people about the dangers of vaping and help create healthy...
Media release
4 min read
11 Jan 2024
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/victorian-first-curriculum-aligned-vaping-education-resources-launched
See anti-vaping content from young people in Australia.
Article
8 min read
12 Jan 2024
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/our-health/vaping/what-young-people-are-doing-about-vaping
The environmental damage caused by vaping is immense. Many e-cigarette pods are plastic and can’t be recycled due to potential nicotine content. Discarded pods can also leak, creating contamination and plastic waste that takes centuries to degrade.  
Article
2 min read
8 Sep 2023
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/our-health/vaping/impact-environment
New research exposes the dirty tricks the e-cigarrette industry uses to normalise vaping among young people on social media.
Media release
4 min read
25 Sep 2023
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/bad-vapefluence
The vaping industry are hooking a new generation on nicotine. Their deliberate tactics backe
Article
3 min read
8 Sep 2023
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/our-health/vaping/impact-young-people
Artwork by Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022
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Artwork Credit: Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022, acrylic on canvas. Learn more about this artwork.