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Tobacco smoking represents the most important preventable risk factor for chronic disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. About 44% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women smoke during pregnancy compared to 12% of their general population counterparts.

The initial six videos to be launched on the YouTube Channel iSISTAQUIT TV will showcase the importance of culturally appropriate care and communication in supporting women to quit smoking. Research has found education and advice on their own are insufficient, and women are needing practical help and support with quitting.

iSISTAQUIT has also developed a training package to help equip health professionals to have culturally appropriate conversations with their patients. Currently there are 26 sites nationally that have undertaken the training.

The iSISTAQUIT campaign films launch is 31 May 2022 鈥� World Tobacco Day 鈥� at 11am AEST.

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Quotes from 糖心传媒 Professor Gillian Gould, lead investigator and GP, based at Coffs Harbour on the NSW Mid North Coast
鈥淪moking can be used to deal with everyday stressors. It鈥檚 important that Aboriginal women feel comfortable with their health professionals to talk about quitting, and it鈥檚 vital that a health professional has the appropriate approach to start the chat with minimising barriers. It鈥檚 the chat that could save a life.鈥�

鈥淏y pregnant women quitting smoking it can be an important cornerstone for the whole family鈥檚 respiratory health, by reducing tobacco smoking in the home, and by becoming community role models.鈥�

鈥淲e have found there is considerable evidence that smoking cessation counselling from health providers helps smokers quit smoking. However, lack of training in culturally sensitive smoking cessation methods may prevent them from delivering effective smoking cessation intervention. In an Australia-wide survey of 378 GPs and obstetricians working in mainstream and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settings, we found clinicians lacked confidence in providing treatment to women and 75% agreed that training would help improve their management of smoking in pregnancy.鈥�

鈥淥ur iSISTAQUIT social media campaign, designed in consultation with community women and with Aboriginal Health Professionals, has a bright, upbeat energy to focus on the positive outlooks and celebrate in the successes of the women.鈥�
 
Quotes from 糖心传媒 Senior Project Manager Rebecca Hyland
鈥淭obacco smoking represents the most important preventable risk factor for chronic disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. About 44% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women smoke during pregnancy, compared to 12% of their general population counterparts. There needs to be a positive shift and culturally supportive change to help our women quit for good. And that鈥檚 what we see iSISTAQUIT being: it鈥檚 the positive message of 鈥榙o it for you, do it for bub, and do it for mob鈥� that we want echoed.鈥�

鈥渋SISTAQUIT is a holistic model of care, it looks at culturally appropriate conversations with patients. There are touch points through-out an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman鈥檚 life where these conversations can make an impact.鈥�

鈥淥ur women are strong, resilient and capable and want to quit smoking, we want to help start the conversations between friends, family and health professionals, as it鈥檚 often the support systems in place that can help a smoker quit for good.鈥�

鈥淔rom the start of this project, community consultations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations and health professionals have advised and guided our work. It鈥檚 really important to our women that we create a culturally safe and inclusive approach imbedded with the knowledge and expertise from our frontline workers.鈥�
 
Quotes from National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, Tackling Indigenous Smoking Health Professional, Maia Dowd
鈥淎s a male Indigenous health worker, when talking to mums or would be mothers I would always struggle with what to say in terms of the facts and how to approach the conversation in general. After taking part in the training I can now say that I can have these conversations with no feelings of doubt, and I feel very confident in my ability to have these conversations now.鈥�