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E-cigarette training for Youth Health staff The Health Promotion team supported the delivery of e-cigarette/vaping training for 26 Youth Health staff in June 2022, with Professor Renee Bittoun, an expert in the field of nicotine addiction and smoking cessation leading the session. Staff built on their knowledge and understanding of e-cigarette harms and risks to young people, and skills to help support young people stop using e-cigarettes.

Youth perspectives on vaping prevention A Youth Voices: Unpacking Vaping poster competition in collaboration with Prevention Education and Research Unit (PERU) in June/July 2022 attracted 69 entries from 13 high schools. Open to all secondary students in western Sydney, the initiative aimed to increase knowledge and awareness of the harms of using e-cigarettes among young people.

Winners of WSLHD Youth Voices: Unpacking Vaping poster competition.

A survey of 26 entrants showed: All understood and believed that e-cigarettes were not safe and are harmful to health. 92% felt the competition provided them a voice and youth perspective on how e-cigarettes were affecting young people.

Professor Renee Bittoun.

“I’m extremely proud of our Integrated Community Health workforce and the demonstrated leadership, exceptional teamwork and commitment of our Centre for Population Health teams. They have not only protected and saved lives in response to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, but also undertaken critical work in preventative health to ensure local health needs are addressed and met. We have another big year ahead and I know CPH will continue to deliver effective, meaningful programs and services to enrich the lives, health, and wellbeing of people in western Sydney.” - Jasmin Ellis, General Manager, WSLHD Integrated Community Health.

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Year in Review 2022