Just the facts: a fact sheet about tobacco use among Indigenous Australians (2010)

Description

This factsheet contains information on tobacco use among Indigenous Australians. It includes information on:

• Indigenous smoking rates
• who is likely to smoke
• smoking and health
• smoking and disease risk
• why people smoke

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

When to use this resource

This factsheet can be used by Health Workers to provide them with background information on smoking issues at they relate to the Indigenous population.

It could also be used to hand out to community members who are attending healthy lifestyle events, workshops, or classes to give them background information and to help them understand how smoking can impact on their lives and those of the people around them.

Contact details

Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC)
Centre for Health and Society
School of Population Health
Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street
Carlton Vic 3010
Ph: (03) 8344 0870
Fax: (03) 8344 0824
Email: ceitc-info@unimelb.edu.au

To get copies of this resource:
The factsheet can be downloaded from the CEITC website

Links

• View resource: Just the facts: a fact sheet about tobacco use among Indigenous Australians (PDF - 761.2 KB)
• View website: Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control

Related program(s)

• No durri for this Murri

  The Sunshine Coast Division of General Practice (SCDGP) and North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health (NCACCH) received funding to undertake an Indigenous smoking cessation pilot program as part of the Closing the gap initiative.

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