$10.7M Available to Reduce Indigenous Smoking Rates
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SNIPPET: The Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, today encouraged organisations with expertise in smoking prevention and quitting smoking to join a $10.7 million initiative to reduce smoking amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Smoking prevention and quitting training for the Indigenous health workforce. The Indigenous Tobacco Control Initiative is in addition to the $805.5 million Federal Government investment in Indigenous Health through COAG.