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Quit rates for smoking cessation programs
Hi everyone,
I am currently evaluating a smoking cessation program run in 7 communities across far western NSW.
I am after information on quit rates and/or retention rates of smoking cessation programs.
We have a high number of drop-outs and while I know that this is common across all smoking cessation programs, I would like some evidence to support this.
Any ideas where I might be able to find this information???
Thanks
Ashleigh
Beyond the Big Smoke
Hello everyone my name is Wes Ford and i am the Project Officer for Beyond the Big Smoke (BTBS) a project aimed at implementing a range of strategies designed to have a positive impact on smoking behaviour amongst staff and user populations of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS's) in Western Australia.
One of the main strategies for BTBS is to establish a multi-agency Project Partners Coordinating Team to advise on strategies, and to support the work of the Project Officers.
I believe that this project has the potential to become a major driving force when it comes to tobacco cessation amongst Indigenous people.
i would welcome any comment advice or just a general chat around what is happening in other commmunities across Australia.
Good bye for now and please do not hesitate to call me or email me if you have any queries.
(08) 9227 1631 or email Wesley.Ford@ahcwa.org.
BREATHE
Breathe stands for- Building Research Evidence to address Aboriginal Tobacco Habits Effectively, this is the program i'm apart of i am based at Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation-AMS in Sydney.
Our aims are: To increase the ability of ACCHSs and their staff to deliver quitr5 smoking initiatives to Aboriginal people in NSW communities and to implement and facilitate tobacco conttrol activities;
:To incerase readiness to quit, number of quit attempts, and successful quit attempts amongst Aboriginal people in NSW communities;
:To contribute to the evidence base surrounding smoking issues and interventions in an Aboriginal community context;
:To develope a quit smoking and tobacco control program that is ongoing and transferrable to other ACCHSs.
So if you have any suggestions for me or ideas please don't hesitate. Regards Joselyn Anderson TACAMS 02-46284837