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Indigenous women’s project: newborns asthma and parental smoking (NAPS)

Reach:
WA
Focus area:
Indigenous
Status:
Current
Evaluated:
No

Overview

The Indigenous women's project (IWP) is funded by the Health Department of Western Australia (WA) and is a continuation of the project previously funded by the Office of Aboriginal Health with the addition of new strategies.

The IWP, delivered by the Asthma Foundation WA, encourages pregnant women, new mothers and their families to protect the foetus and newborn from passive smoke. The project promotes the message 'fresh air grows solid babies' and project initiatives include delivering free brief intervention training to health professionals that work with Indigenous pregnant women and mums throughout the state.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contacts

Newborns asthma and parental smoking project
36 Ord Street
West Perth WA 6005
PO Box 864
West Perth WA 6872
Ph: (08) 9289 3600
Fax: (08) 9289 3601
Email: ask@smokefreebaby.org.au

Related publications

Newborns asthma parental smoking project: Indigenous women's project resources (2009)

Asthma Foundation of WA

The Newborns asthma parental smoking project: Indigenous women's project resources includes two brochures, two posters and a booklet: Smoking and your baby; How your baby grows; For fathers: give smoking the boot; Would you let me smoke?; and, A story about smoking, babies and footy.