Summary of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

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Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

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Report

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Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

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Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

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Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. (2020). Summary of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Perth, W.A. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/publications/40357/

Abstract

The Summary of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is a plain language publication that provides summarised and updated information from the Review of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples(2020). It provides key information about tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a style that is easy to engage with and is particularly useful for health workers and those studying in the field as a quick source of general information about:

• the context of tobacco use and how common tobacco use is
• how smoking affects health
• the burden of disease and deaths from tobacco use
• impacts on community and culture
• factors relating to tobacco use
• related government policies and strategies
• tackling smoking programs.

Related Publications

Colonna, E., Maddox, R., Cohen, R., Marmor, A., Doery, K., Thurber, K. A., Thomas, D., Guthrie, J., Wells, S. , Lovett, R.. (2020). Review of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Perth: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/publications/40328/

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