Te aukatinga kai paipa Smoking cessation for Maori

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Te aukatinga kai paipaSmoking cessation for
Maori
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• Ahakoa he iti te matakahi, ka pakaru i a ia te
  totara
• Although the wedge is small, it overcomes the
  totara tree
• (meaning A little effort applied properly can
  achieve good results)

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The incidence of lung cancer in Maori 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 Maori are smokers
• 26.9 of Pacific peoples are smokers

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Helping Maori who smoke to stop is a high
priority.

• The key to this is
• more quit attempts AND
• effective smoking cessation techniques

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Maori 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 Maori.
• Consider culturally appropriate smoking cessation
  providers eg Aukati KaiPaipa, Quitlines Maori
  Advisers

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Aukati KaiPaipa

• Free
• Kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face)
• delivered to whanau
• intensive 8 12 week programme
• 12 month abstinence rates 30

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Te Roopu Me Mutu The Quit Group

• Number of Maori callers to quitline has doubled
  from 2005 to 2008
• ¼ of all callers are Maori
• 1 in 3 use the TXT2QUIT service