A TRAVELLING display highlighting the harmful effects of vaping is being showcased at locations across the region.<\/p>\n
Titled What\u2019s Really in a Vape?<\/em>, the piece features seven transparent slabs that together form a vape cloud revealing the layers of chemicals in e-cigarettes, and is set to be displayed in Ballarat for the next month.<\/p>\n The sculpture\u2019s local tour was launched earlier this week at Headspace on Camp Street as part of a collaboration between Ballarat Community Health and the work\u2019s designer VicHealth.<\/p>\n Set to be moved to three other locations, BCH health promotion officer Jacinta Walsh said the tour grew beyond the organisation\u2019s original scope.<\/p>\n \u201cBased on what we know regarding vaping, we wanted to bring this to universities, so we partnered with Fed Uni to bring this to them during O Week, and then [Australian Catholic University] right after,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce word got in, we had headspace, part of the community health sector interested as well so we\u2019re posting it here because of that youth and mental health link.<\/p>\n \u201cThen Stockland got wind and because of their community responsibility leanings, they\u2019re happy to host it. It\u2019s expanded from unis to Headspace to community.\u201d<\/p>\n The sculpture will leave headspace for Federation University today after which it will be found at ACU from Monday 4 to Friday 8 March before ending the tour at Stockland Wendouree from Saturday 9 to Monday 11 March.<\/p>\n Having showcased the work at other locations like Scienceworks and in West Gippsland, VicHealth CEO Dr Sandro Demaio said it\u2019s integral the message behind the display is understood, particularly by young people.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I speak to schoolteachers and community leaders across Victoria, they\u2019ve told me time and time again vaping has fast become the single biggest issue facing young people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cEverywhere we go\u2026 we\u2019re really welcomed in terms of partnering deeply with local leaders to get information and resources into the hands of young people and ultimately protect them.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Quit Victoria, 77,200 adults statewide began vaping between 2018 to 2022 after having previously never smoked before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A TRAVELLING display highlighting the harmful effects of vaping is being showcased at locations across the region. Titled What\u2019s Really in a Vape?, the piece features seven transparent slabs that together form a vape cloud revealing the layers of chemicals in e-cigarettes, and is set to be displayed in Ballarat for the next month. The […]<\/p>\n