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National Best Practice Unit for Tackling Indigenous Smoking (2020) Key facts about bush tobacco Perth: National Best Practice Unit for Tackling Indigenous Smoking This factsheet provides key information for Tackling Indigenous Smoking workers about bush tobacco.
Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (2020) Second hand smoke campaign Perth: Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia This short video aims to provide information about the health impacts of second hand smoke and to raise awareness that smoke stays in the air even after a cigarette has been put out.
Bega Garnbirringu Health Service (2020) Tackling Indigenous Smoking: respect your health – respect your culture – be smoke free Kalgoorlie: Bega Garnbirringu Health Service This booklet aims to support and educate Aboriginal people and communities about tobacco use.
National Best Practice Unit for Tackling Indigenous Smoking (2020) How to write SMART activity outcomes Perth: National Best Practice Unit for Tackling Indigenous Smoking This resource provides advice to Tackling Indigenous Smoking workers about how to write targets for activity outcomes that are: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound (SMART).
Lewer D, Jones NR, Hickman M, Larney S, Ezard N, Nielsen S, Degenhardt L (2020) Risk of discharge against medical advice among hospital inpatients with a history of opioid agonist therapy in New South Wales, Australia: A cohort study and nested crossover-cohort analysis Drug and Alcohol Dependence; 217: 108343 Retrieved 12 October 2020 from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108343
Gould GS, Holder C, Oldmeadow C, Gruppetta M (2020) Supports used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women for their health, including smoking cessation, and a baby’s health: a cross-sectional survey in New South Wales, Australia International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 17(21): 7766 Retrieved 23 October 2020 from https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217766
Reilly R, Gendera S, Treloar C, Roe Y, Conigrave K, Azzopardi P, Ward J (2020) Identifying risk and protective factors, including culture and identity, for methamphetamine use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: Relevance of the ‘Communities that Care’ model Social Science & Medicine; 266(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113451): 113451 Retrieved from
National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (2020) Talking about tobacco use with Treena Cutmore Sydney: National Centre of Indigenous Excellence In this short video Treena Cutmore discusses her journey to quit smoking with Talking About Tobacco Use team member Abigail David.
Mannan H (2020) Gains in life expectancy in the Australian population due to reductions in smoking: comparisons between interventions targeting the population versus interventions in a specific high risk group BMC Public Health; 20: 1478 Retrieved 29 September 2020 from https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09600-w
Weatherall TJ, Conigrave KM, Conigrave JH, Lee KSK (2020) What is the prevalence of current alcohol dependence and how is it measured for Indigenous people in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States of America? A systematic review Addiction Science & Clinical Practice; 15: 32 Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-020-00205-7
