Developing program resources and health promotion collateral is an important part of the Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) work. Working with the community to co-design and co-create locally relevant resources is recognised as the best way to ensure resources are effective. This is because resources that are developed with the community are more likely to reflect community experiences, priorities and values. This in turn makes them […]
Community engagement is important for population health promotion programs because according to the evidence this creates successful activities which leads to better outcomes. Partnerships between TIS program funded organisations and members of the communities they work with is empowering for community. Activities and calls to action can be tailored to the values of the community. This gives the community ownership of the program leading to […]
Community education can take place in many settings, from informal community events through to more formal school settings. Community education for young people Providing health promotion for primary and secondary school age students is an important way to prevent the uptake of smoking and vaping by youth. The published evidence around addressing vaping comes mainly from mainstream work in the USA and Canada. This evidence suggests that effective […]
Social media and social networking tools such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter are increasingly being used to help tackle smoking and vaping, particularly with youth. One of the advantages of these platforms is that they are accessible, low cost and familiar to young people. Research suggests that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people use social media at higher rates than non-Indigenous Australians. […]
Mass media and social media campaigns use social marketing techniques to try and reduce the number of people who smoke and/or vape by changing attitudes, beliefs, and intentions about tobacco and/or vape use. Social marketing uses knowledge about the intended audience to develop targeted marketing messages. Campaigns promote being smoke and vape free as desirable and attainable. They do this by: sharing information about the […]
Reducing second-hand and third-hand smoke Reducing second-hand and third-hand smoke is an important aim. This is because second-hand and third-hand smoke can be very harmful. The evidence also shows that if smoking is seen as ‘normal’ at a community level, young people are more likely to start smoking, and people who currently smoke will find it harder to quit. Increasing the extent to which a […]
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