May 1, 2020 | Talking About the Smokes: Policy and Practice Brief

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May 1, 2020 | Talking About the Smokes: Policy and Practice Brief | English

This Policy and Practice Brief summarises the findings from the Talking about the Smokes project and the 24 scientific papers we have published since 2015.

Our research shows what is working to reduce smoking in this nationally representative sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.

Continued investment by government and health services in reducing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking is important as we have shown improvement is clearly possible and happening now.

Health staff can increase their support for quitting with confidence that their messages will be understood and welcomed.

International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy Evaluation Project
Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 Canada

Email: itc@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: +1 519-888-4567 ext. 43597

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within the Office of Indigenous Relations.