1. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control “Talkin’ Up Good Air” Australian Indigenous Tobacco Control Resource Kit” Viki Briggs and Nicole McMillan Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control

2. Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control CEITC National Initiative Funded by the Department of Health and Ageing – Population Health Branch Build Capacity Consortium based Focus is Research, Advocacy, Policy and Communication

3. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control “Talkin’ Up Good Air Resource Kit Consultation and Advice on Tender Application Develop Resources – Posters, Stickers etc. “What about a Kit!” Capacity Development Consulted with Health Workers

4. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control National Working Party Maggie Brady – Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research ANU Angela Clarke – Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit The University of Melbourne Tracey Kickett – Eastern Metropolitan Population Health Unit, Dept of Health, WA Peta Reynolds and Suzie Stillman – Quit Victoria, Cancer Council of Victoria Dallas Young and Sandy Campbell – School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, JCU

5. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Who’s the kit for? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers Other Health Professionals working with Indigenous clients Indigenous Teaching Organisations Government Organisations and NGO’s

6. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Setting the right tone for the kit Concise Conversational Adaptable Practical –Hot tips –Examples –Easy to navigate sections

7. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Consultation: checking if we’re on track Met with Health Workers in NT, WA, QLD and VIC

8. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control

9. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Section 1: Smoking Matters Facing the challenge ahead –How health workers can help the mob Yes, smoking matters –A hard habit to kick –The price our community pays History and culture of smoking –Before colonisation: Chewing and smoking only on special days –With colonisation: Control by non-Indigenous tobacco –After colonisation: Too much smoking –Health priorities: Give smoking the top health billing

10. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Section 2: The importance of Community Development Talking about smoking Ways to build support –Getting community input –How to get other people involved –The reference group: What is that? –Community meetings: How to run one –Community workshops: More time to agree on a plan of action –Presentations: What’s in them? Look to other Indigenous Projects for guidance

11. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Section 3: Helping People Quit the Smokes Information on Quitting –Benefits of Quitting –How smoking hurts the body –What’s in a cigarette –Why people smoke tobacco –Nicotine: A hard habit to break –Breaking the cycle of addiction –The 5 stages of change in tobacco smoking –Triggers for lighting up –Triggers for quitting –Withdrawal and cravings –Nifty ways to leave your smokes How to talk to people about quitting –Success stories: Share them around –Listen and learn: Brief intervention –SmokeCheck Indigenous Tobacco Brief Intervention Program –Working out if people are ready to quit –Encourage and motivate: Motivational interviewing –Making decisions –Coping with withdrawal symptoms

12. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Section 3: Helping People Quit the Smokes… continued Programs to help people quit –The Koori Smoking Cessation Program –Quit courses for health workers and professionals –Quit services: Available to Australians who smoke Getting the environment right –Developing a smoke-free workplace policy –How to set up a smoke-free work environment

13. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Section 4: Research on Smoking in Your Community Personal Stories –Getting started –Approaching community members –Developing questions and doing interviews –Process is just as important as results How to survey your community’s attitude to smoking –Deciding on a smoking survey –What resources do you need? –Designing the questionnaire –Sampling: Who do you survey? –Trying out the Questionnaire –Doing the survey –Doing the right thing –The results: Analysing and interpreting –Writing up the results Finding and using information –Getting information from libraries –Let the Internet do the library work for you –Resource organisations are a wealth of knowledge –Keep your records

14. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Section 5: Planning and Running a Project How to develop your own project –Ten steps to plan and run a project How to find funding –Government: Federal, State and Territory funding sources –Local government funding sources –Non-government sources of funding –How to prepare a funding application Writing – Style guides –Leaflets and flyers –Formal correspondence –Reports Evaluate your project –The why, how, who and what of –evaluations

15. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Section 6: Getting the Message Out Advocating –Lobbying for support –Lobbying politicians and governments –Lobbying other organisations and individuals –Petitions Talking to the media –Media releases –What to do with your media release –Following up your media release –Media contacts: Getting people interested

16. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Section 7: Resources, References & Additional information… CD-ROM Fact sheets about the health effects of smoking Handouts National Tobacco Health Warnings Campaign Information and resources Funding sources Some Indigenous media contacts Training programs Key contacts References and further reading

17. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Talkin’ Up Good Air Launched –Melbourne on 4 April 2007 –Danila Dilba Health Service on 18 July 2007 Who gets a copy? –Aboriginal Health Services –Mainstream Organisations with Indigenous clients –Indigenous Teaching Organisations –Government and NGO health organisations How? –Sent to most AMS and health workers –Request a copy via our Website at www.ceitc.org.auwww.ceitc.org.au –Word of mouth –Order Forms

18. Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control Supporting Projects, Partnerships and Information Sharing in Indigenous Tobacco Control Become a member of our network www.ceitc.org.au