Smokefree Sport Resources
VicHealth recognises that smoking continues to be a serious health issue and has committed to increasing the number of Victorians who are tobacco-free. This is highlighted in the VicHealth Tobacco Strategy 2016-2019 which aims to “prevent the uptake of smoking and increase tobacco cessation rates across Victoria.”
The following topics in this resource provide a range of tips and ideas the can be easily implemented by your sporting organisation or club to aid in creating smoke-free environments to protect the health and safety of players, volunteers, spectators and community from risk factors associated with tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke.
Sport is one of the remaining public places where smoking is not banned, although legislation has banned smoking at junior sports.
