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Indigenous
health leaders invite participation in World No Tobacco Day May 31
1 in 5 of our mob will die from tobacco-related
illness. If you smoke, Have a Go, Say No this World No Tobacco Day. Have
a yarn about quitting today at your local Aboriginal Medical Service.
http://www.ahmrc.org.au/wntd-pledge.php
If
you have any questions please see the A-TRAC Team.
Training
workshop for indigenous tobacco action workers
April 2014: The Centre for Excellence
in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC)
is inviting Aboriginal health organisations throughout Australia to
register their interest in hosting a 2-day training workshop for Tobacco
Action Workers and/or Health Workers in Tobacco Control. The workshops
will cover basics of tobacco control including quit help, community
development, planning and evaluation. If
your organisation wishes to host a workshop or you're a Tobacco Action
Worker wanting to attend, phone Terry James (03) 9035-8222 or
email tjames@unimelb.edu.au
to register interest.
Aboriginal
tobacco resistance toolkit
2012: Great resource from Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council
NSW (AH&MRC) - Tobacco Resistance and Control (A-TRAC). Kit
gives practical support in tobacco
resistance for NSW tobacco action workers. Easy to use, whatever your experience level.
How to get started, get workplaces smokefree, collect community data. View/download the kit
here
Project uses storytelling, pledges to
break smoking cycle
January 2012: New Aboriginal
health campaign uses pledges and storytelling to break the
generational smoking cycle. "Rewrite Your Story" campaign
features personal stories, film and social media to inspire giving up
smokes for good.
Tell your story
or pledge to quit, limit smoking, or help others quit, at Rewrite
Your Story
Smokefree futures symposium on Indigenous
tobacco control
2012: 2nd A-TRAC Symposium, August 2012 in Sydney, brought together Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) staff
and others to discuss integration of tobacco control
action into a
comprehensive model of care. More info: Jasmine Sarin, jsarin@ahmrc.org.au
or Kailah Longbottom, KLongbottom@ahmrc.org.au
Smokefree laws lead to less smoking at
home
2012: Study of four European countries shows smokefree public
places laws result in less, not more, smoking at home. Anne Jones of ASH
Australia in short interview by Brisbane Indigenous Media Associations'
"Stayin' Strong" program. BIMA
audio 22/2/12
Opposition attacks, government defends
Calma role
2012: Australian
Government defends its Tackling Indigenous Smoking project and its
co-ordinator Tom Calma, after the Opposition called for the position to
be scrapped. Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says the
project has not helped anyone quit; but Indigenous Health Minister
Warren Snowdon says Indigenous smoking has fallen and the project will
continue to help close the gap. Tracker
16/1/12
NSW 10-year Aboriginal health plan
being drafted after input
2012: NSW Government is developing a ten-year Aboriginal Health
Plan in partnership with the Aboriginal
Health and Medical Research Council of NSW. Public consultations and
forums have now closed. More info: Claire
McKendrick, Centre for Aboriginal Health, ph. (02) 9391-9758; email aboriginalconsultation@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
Indigenous health experts back tobacco
initiative
2011: Indigenous health
groups defend the Tackling Indigenous Smoking initiative, aimed
at reducing indigenous smoking, after criticism from Shadow
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH)
and Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) re-state
strong support for the
initiative as
cost-effective and necessary to tackle high smoking rates in ATSI communities. CEITC
statement 12/8/11
Aboriginal youth smoking off-reserve
underestimated: study
2011: Survey of over 2000 Aboriginal youths living off-reserves
shows smoking is "underestimated" in national estimates
- both smoking and secondhand exposure double non-Aboriginal youth
rates. Compounded by other drug use issues; need for "culturally
appropriate prevention and cessation" strategies to address the
problem. See full
study
"Break the chain" quit campaign speaks to indigenous smokers
2011: Nationwide mass
media quit campaign speaks to indigenous smokers for the first time. TV, radio and newspaper ads feature a young indigenous
woman talking of the losses to her family from tobacco. Australian 28/3/11
and campaign
ads
Calma to head Tackling Indigenous Smoking campaign
2010: Former Social Justice
Commissioner Tom Calma was appointed Australia's first National
Co-ordinator for Tackling Indigenous Smoking. He says the campaign will
need to recognise his people's distinct relationship with tobacco to attack their high
smoking rate. ABC
news 17/2/10
NT indigenous "viral" smokefree campaign grabs attention
2009: A campaign combining
anti-smoking health messages with Bollywood and rap music via mobile
phones is proving popular in the Northern Territory. The campaign was
started by Miwatj Health in northeastern Arnhem Land. ABC
news 1/10/09
Indigenous tobacco strategy an
urgent priority
2007: ASH and Heart Foundation called for urgent
implementation of comprehensive tobacco strategy with and for
indigenous communities, after release
of figures shows indigenous smoking rates remain at devastating
levels.
ASH
/ Heart Foundation release including link to ABS report
Winfield
exploits Aboriginal site in ad campaign
2005:
BAT's Winfield used Aboriginal special site Kata Tjuta in Central
Australia in a German ad campaign - turning the site upside for a "Down Under" theme. Insensitive to Aboriginal people,
especially since their smoking rates remain terribly high.
Kata
Tjuta ad
LATEST
RESEARCH
Half
of NSW Aboriginal women smoke while pregnant
2011: Half the Aboriginal women in NSW still smoke while
pregnant - three times the rate for all women. Authors urge "social inequalities approach, targeting more
disadvantaged Aboriginal mothers and all teenage mothers for smoking
prevention." Abstract
Aboriginal youth smoking off-reserve
underestimated: study
2011: Survey of over 2000 Aboriginal youths living off-reserves
shows smoking is "underestimated" in national estimates
- both smoking and secondhand exposure double non-Aboriginal youth
rates. Compounded by other drug use issues; need for "culturally
appropriate prevention and cessation" strategies to address the
problem. Full
study
Low daily tobacco consumption in remote communities: study
2010: While smoking rates
remain high in remote indigenous communities, daily number of cigarettes
smoked is around half the national average according to a study of five
SA communities in Aust-NZ Journal of Public
Health. Media
release 13/7/10 and study
Aboriginal smoking still double the national rate: ABS survey
2009: Adult smoking rate in Australia's indigenous population
still around 50% - no fall in ten years and
still double the national rate. Latest figures and
comparisons in Australian
Bureau of Statistics' latest national survey of Tobacco Smoking in
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population
2004-05. Summary
and report
RESOURCES
Aboriginal
tobacco resistance toolkit
Resource kit from
Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council NSW (AH&MRC) -
Tobacco Resistance and Control (A-TRAC). Practical support in tobacco
resistance for NSW tobacco action workers. Easy to use, whatever your experience level.
How to get started, get workplaces smokefree, collect community data.
Rewrite
Your Story
Aboriginal health campaign uses
storytelling and pledges to break the generational smoking cycle. The
"Rewrite Your Story" campaign features personal stories, film
and social media to inspire giving up smokes for good. Tell your story
or make a pledge to quit, limit smoking, or help others
quit.
No
Smokes
Lively indigenous
anti-smoking site funded by Australian Dept of Health and Ageing, with
much input from indigenous and especially young people. Very cool site
with interesting videos, games, animations and much more.
Centre for Excellence
in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC)
Website featuring smoking
facts, history, research, projects, quitting resources, links and more -
all appropriate to Aboriginal/TSI communities and health professionals
working with them.
See their tobacco control resource kit for
health workers, Talkin'
Up Good Air
Overview
of Australian Indigenous health status 2011
Thomson N et al (2012). Major report with info about
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations; context of Indigenous
health; measures of population health status and conditions including
tobacco use. Updated regularly.
Just
the facts
Good six-page CEITC factsheet
(2010) covering the basic info about indigenous smoking, with
references.
"Break the chain" quit campaign speaks to indigenous smokers
2011 nationwide mass
media quit campaign focusses on indigenous smokers for the first time. TV, radio and newspaper ads feature a young indigenous
woman talking of the losses to her family from tobacco.
Australian 28/3/11
and campaign
ads
Indigenous tobacco cessation:
Learning from each other
CEITC published a report on the Oceania Tobacco Control 2009
Indigenous pre-conference workshop. The report details discussions at the workshop on sharing best practice ideas
on smoking cessation and workforce
development and sustainability.
Download
report here
Smokecheck
NSW Health
/ Cancer Institute NSW / Sydney Uni School of Public Health project,
aims to improve health, cut tobacco exposure by increasing
quit rates of Indigenous health clients and healthcare workers. Offers
training workshops for health workers
with Aboriginal clients. Click on above link for
more info or register for a local workshop, or call them on (02) 9036
7113. See
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news
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Aboriginal smoking rate statistics: ABS survey
2009: Latest figures and
comparisons with non-indigenous rates in the Australian
Bureau of Statistics' latest national survey of Tobacco Smoking in
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population
2004-05. See
summary
and report
Indigenous Tobacco Control in Australia:
Everybody's Business
2008 report from the National Indigenous Tobacco Control Research
Roundtable held in Brisbane. Download the
report which is from CEITC (below)
Indigenous smoking scoping study
2008 review of indigenous cessation studies prepared for the South
Australian Department of Health. See
abstract
and download full pdf
Quit campaign on mouth and throat
cancer: resources
Quit Victoria has info for
Aboriginal health workers, health professionals and Aboriginal
organisations, communities and individuals about the dangers of mouth
and throat cancers. See order
info and form - go to page 3 of the order form.
Quit also has resources on the new
graphic pack health warnings available for indigenous health and community
workers. For
information see www.quit.org.au
- maybe call them and ask for their Cessation
Settings Manager or Aboriginal Project Officer.
Australian
Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA)
Non- profit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation striving
for excellence in health and wellbeing. Lots of good info and ideas.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities: report to NACCHO
Nearly
54% of ATSI people aged 14 and over are regular smokers - over
double the national average. 2002
report to NACCHO
highlights the urgent need for action.
Healing
Time (Stages 2 & 3)
Find out about this drug education resource geared towards the needs of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary students - from the NSW
Dept of Education and Training in consultation with the NSW Aboriginal
Education Consultative Group.
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