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Te aukatinga kai paipa Smoking cessation for Māori

Te aukatinga kai paipa Smoking cessation for Māori . Ahakoa he iti te matakahi, ka pakaru i a ia te tōtara Although the wedge is small, it overcomes the tōtara tree (meaning: A little effort applied properly can achieve good results).

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Te aukatinga kai paipa Smoking cessation for Māori

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  1. Te aukatinga kai paipaSmoking cessation for Māori

  2. Ahakoa he iti te matakahi, ka pakaru i a ia te tōtara Although the wedge is small, it overcomes the tōtara tree (meaning: A little effort applied properly can achieve good results)

  3. The incidence of lung cancer in Māori is the highest in the world. • The 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey shows that for people aged 15 to 64 • 19.9% of all New Zealanders are smokers • 42.2% of Māori are smokers • 26.9% of Pacific peoples are smokers

  4. Helping Māori who smoke to stop is a high priority. • The key to this is • more quit attempts AND • effective smoking cessation techniques

  5. Māori smokers want to quit and try to quit • Smoking cessation interventions that work in the general population (cessation support plus medication) are equally as effective for Māori. • Consider culturally appropriate smoking cessation providers eg Aukati KaiPaipa, Quitline’s Māori Advisers

  6. Aukati KaiPaipa • Free • Kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) • delivered to whānau • intensive 8 – 12 week programme • 12 month abstinence rates ~ 30%

  7. Te Roopu Me Mutu The Quit Group • Number of Māori callers to quitline has doubled from 2005 to 2008 • ~ ¼ of all callers are Māori • ~ 1 in 3 use the TXT2QUIT service

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