Milingimbi tobacco project

• Reach:

  NT

• Focus area:

  Mainstream with Indigenous content

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

A tobacco control project is being supported in Milingimbi due to high rates of smoking and growing interest from the community to take action on smoking. Using a community development approach, and the NT Tobacco Action Plan and East Arnhem Health Service Plan as main guides, a suite of evidence based tobacco control initiatives was drafted that target activities at 2 access points:

• a Health Centre, with a range of activities including
  • Brief intervention and Community quit course training;
  • provision of brief intervention, nicotine replacement therapies as required and smoking cessation activities to clients;
  • implementing the Department of Health Smoke Free Policy;
  • antenatal smoking cessation classes; and
• community based initiatives, including
  • expanding smoke free areas;
  • training community advocates; and
  • supporting any community driven activities.

As well as numerous informal activities, a number of planned initiatives have been implemented already including:

• Brief intervention (BI) training;
• Milingimbi smoking survey;
• Milingimbi Health Committee;
• QUIT support groups; and
• early work in progressing smoke free areas.

Abstract adapted from Department of Health NT

Contacts

Kay Coppa
East Arnhem Public Health Coordinator
East Arnhem Shire Council
PO Box 1060
Nhulunbuy NT 088
Ph: 1300 764 573
Fax: (08) 8986 8999

Related publications

Coppa K, Tay E (2011)

Milingimbi tobacco project.

The Chronicle; 20(1): 7

• Links
• View publication: Milingimbi tobacco project (PDF - 1.9 MB)
  see page 7
• View information: The Chronicle
• View website: Chronic Diseases Network

Links

• View information: Chronicle March 2011 (PDF - 1.9 MB)
  see pg 7
• View website: Department of Health NT