Give Up The Smokes (GUTS)

• Reach:

  NSW

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  Yes

Overview

This project was developed from a successful mainstream program calld Quit for CATS (Chronically Addicted Tobacco Smokers), and provides intensive support to Indigenous smokers to quit smoking and raise their awareness about the harms of smoking. Developed in collaboration with Aboriginal Health Workers, it is an evidence based program using best practice. Participants are evaluated at registration, at the end of the course, and at 1, 3 and 6 months after the course.

There is a research project attached to the project which will collect data from participating sites to measure the program's effectiveness and add to the evidence base around Indigenous smoking cessation.

A training program is being developed to enable Aboriginal Medical Services to run GUTS.

The organisations involved in the project are the Mid North Coast Division of General Practice, Galambila AHS and the UNSW Rural Clinical School.

Contacts

Project Manager
Dr Gillian Gould
Senior Research Fellow
Rural Clinical School
Locked Bag 812
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Ph: (02) 6652 0453
Fax: (02) 6652 0400
Email: Gillian.Gould@unsw.edu.au

Pauline Stewart
Vascular Health Worker
Give up the Smokes
Galambila AHSI
PO Box 1431
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Ph: (02) 6652 0800
Email: pstewart@galambi.org.au

Evaluated publications

Gould GS, McGechan A, van der Zwan R (2009)

Give up the smokes - a smoking cessation program for Indigenous Australians.

Paper presented at the 10th National Rural Health Conference. 17-20 May 2009, Cairns

• Links
• View conference presentation: Give up the smokes - a smoking cessation program for Indigenous Australians (PDF - 140.0 KB)
• View information: Give up the smokes - a smoking cessation program for Indigenous Australians
• View website: 10th National Rural Health Conference

Links

• View information: CEITC - Give Up The Smokes
• View information: Galambila Aboriginal Medical Service Incorporated
• View information: Mid North Coast Division of General Practice - Aboriginal Health
• View website: Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC)
• View website: Mid North Coast Division of General Practice
• View website: The University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School