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Introducing Tala Pasifika and Pacific ABC. Pacific Nurse Leaders and Smoking Cessation Fono Waipuna Conferenc and Hotel Centre Auckland Thursday 03 November,2011. Pacific people in NZ. Many in low paying jobs. Many in state housing homes. Many Beneficiaries .
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Introducing TalaPasifika and Pacific ABC Pacific Nurse Leaders and Smoking Cessation Fono Waipuna Conferenc and Hotel Centre Auckland Thursday 03 November,2011
Pacific people in NZ Many in low paying jobs Many in state housing homes Many Beneficiaries High hospital admission and readmission rates
Tobacco Use and Pacific people in NZ • 1 in 4 Pacific adults in NZ smoke (MoH 2008) • $72 million spent by Pacific people on tobacco products in 2000 (MoH 2004) • High rates of pregnant women smoking (Butler 2004) • Increased uptake after childbirth (Erick-Peleti, 2006) • Recent increase in prevalence amongst Pacific youth compared to European and Maori (ASH Year 10 Survey, 2010)
Pacific Tobacco Control • 2003, First Pacific Peoples Tobacco Control Action Plan developed • National, cross sector fono • Six priorities identified • A key goal of the plan was to ‘establish a process for highlighting Pacific peoples tobacco control issues’
Identified Challenges • Access • Workforce • Research • Cessation for youth • Community/workforce mobilisation • Support for Pacific teams in mainstream services. • Lack of national coordination • Lack of a national strategy • Need for national strategic representation • Limited number of services • Limited workforce numbers • Dearth of evidence (2004, Pacific Peoples Tobacco Control Action Plan)
The Tala Pasifika Service Established in 2008 to ensure Pacific peoples: • Have their say on tobacco issues • Are actively involved in eliminating tobacco from their communities • Have a way of coordinating important tobacco control information and activities
Interim Steering Group Advice • Focus on elimination and not control • Be forward thinking • Consider the next generation • Emphasis on community champions and action • Add value to what Pacific providers are currently doing
Guiding Principles • Community Leadership • Advocacy • Responsiveness • Partnership • Evidence Based
Our Target Audience • Pacific Children • Pacific Adolescents (13-19yrs) • All Pacific Males • Pregnant Women • Cook Islands Females
Strategic Priorities • Eliminate exposure to second hand smoke • Prevent Pacific young people from smoking • Eliminate tobacco related disparities with a focus on our target audiences
TalaPasifika services… ADVOCACY RESEARCH COMMUNITY WORKFORCE SUPPORT
Information GatheringTuatuaTika Report • Responding to community and provider needs for information and evidence • Ethnic specific information • Regional information
Prevalence of Pacific Smokers Ministry of Health, 2007
New Zealand Smoking Trends Tobacco Trends, 2005
Pacific Motivation to Quit • Most smokers regret smoking and understand the health harms of the smoking. 2008 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey Quitting Results. Ministry of Health (2009). • Among Pacific people – high motivation to quit and increased awareness of the burdens of smoking 2011 Cowie, N (In preparation) – Auckland University • High motivation to quit amongst Pacific youth compared to thers. 2011 Marsh, L. (In preparation) – Otago University
2025 Tobacco Free NZ Goal Future generations of New Zealand children will be free from exposure to tobacco and will enjoy tobacco free lives. Where by 2025 NZ will have a smoking prevalence rate of less than 5% for all NZers.
Key Audiences • Primary health care workers • Pacific communities
Development Principles • Pacific approach • Respectful • Evidence-based • Complementary • Flexible and adaptable
Talanoa – a Pacific approach • Adapted for Pacific ABC, Talanoa is… • Respectful • Collective • Reciprocal • Face to face • Storytelling • Student-centred • Interactive 1Te Pou o teWhakaaro Nui. 2010. Talking Therapies for Pasifika peoples: best and promising practice guide for mental health and addiction services. Auckland
Pacific ABC • For Health Practitioners For Pacific Communities
Tools and resources • Considerations when working with Pacific people • Conversation starters/Leave behind resources • Visual Aids • Further Reading List • Video Resources • Key ABC Messages from the Ministry of Health • Quit Card Information • Flipchart with Teaching Notes (training resource) • PowerPoint Presentation with Teaching Notes (training resource) • Life Stories and Testimonies (training resource)
Considerations when working with Pacific people • Building rapport • Involving family in decision making • Holistic approach including spirituality • Communication and languaging • Etc.
Our Target Audience • Pacific Children • Pacific Adolescents (13-19yrs) • All Pacific Males • Pregnant Women • Cook Islands Females
Keeping the pressure on: • Pacific Leadership collectives • Pacific MPs • Community Action Groups • Media – TV and radio • Collaboration with mainstream • Submissions • Mobilising support • Demonstrating support
Faith Erick-Peleti 5 year old Tobacco Control Advocate!!!
Pacific Tobacco Control in NZ Health Sector • Limited number of services • Limited workforce numbers • Lack of national coordination • Lack of a national strategy • Need for national strategic representation (2004, Pacific Peoples Tobacco Control Action Plan)
Keeping the pressure on: • Pacific Leadership collectives • Pacific MPs • Community Action Groups • Media – tv and radio • Collaboration with mainstream • Submissions • Mobilising support • Demonstrating support
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Priority Groups • Pacific Children • Pacific Adolescents (13-19yrs) • All Pacific Males • Pregnant Women • Cook Islands Females
New Zealand Smoking Trends Tobacco Trends, 2005
Pacific Smoking by Age Ministry of Health, 2007
Pacific Adult Smoking Ministry of Health, 2007
Pacific Smoking Prevalence Source: 2008 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey