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Pacific Perspective on Tobacco Elimination

Pacific Perspective on Tobacco Elimination. Tobacco-Free Aotearoa Conference 2010 Waipuna Conference Centre, Auckland Thursday 04 November 2010. Context. 2004, First Pacific Peoples Tobacco Control Action Plan developed National, cross sector fono Six priorities identified

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Pacific Perspective on Tobacco Elimination

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  1. Pacific Perspective on Tobacco Elimination Tobacco-Free Aotearoa Conference 2010 Waipuna Conference Centre, Auckland Thursday 04 November 2010

  2. Context • 2004, 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’

  3. Purpose of Tala Pasifika • 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

  4. Service Structure

  5. What We Do • Advocate • Communicate • Coordinate • Partner • Training

  6. Our Target Audience • Pacific Children • Pacific Adolescents (13-19yrs) • All Pacific Males • Pregnant Women • Cook Islands Females

  7. The Establishment Process

  8. Identifying the Needs Responding to community and provider needs for information and evidence Ethnic specific information Regional information

  9. What the Evidence tells us…

  10. Pacific Smoking Prevalence Source: 2008 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey

  11. New Zealand Smoking Trends Tobacco Trends, 2005

  12. Pacific Smoking by Age Ministry of Health, 2007

  13. Pacific Adult Smoking Ministry of Health, 2007

  14. Our Service Priorities • Based on community feedback and the best evidence available, our service priorities are: • Eliminate exposure to second hand smoke • Prevent Pacific young people from smoking • Eliminate tobacco related disparities with a focus on our target audiences

  15. Thank you Faafetai tele lava - Samoa Malo Aupito - Tonga Meitaki Maata – Cook Islands Meitaki atu paka - Aitutaki Fakaue Lahi - Niue Vinaka vaka levu - Fiji Fakafetai – Tuvalu

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