Resources for health workers

Say No To Smokes Kit

Say No To Smokes is a joint project of the Australian Council on Smoking and Health, Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service, the Cancer Council WA and the Department of Health. Say No To Smokes will work with people who talk to the community about health; Aboriginal Health Workers; Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers; and Aboriginal Liason Officers. The following links are resources for training sessions that teach the skills of Motivational Yarning so that health workers can talk with clients about how they feel about their smoking.

Say No To Smokes - Success Stories Campaign CD

The following recordings are the stories of local people around Western Australia including the metropolitan, Pilbara, Great Southern and Kimberley regions. The campaign was developed to encourage Aboriginal people to quit smoking through sharing successful quitting stories. These recordings have been compiled onto a CD to be used for Aboriginal community radio stations, Aboriginal medical services and TAFE organisations.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Asthma Foundation of WA

The Newborns Asthma and Parental Smoking (NAPS) Project is an initiative of the Asthma Foundation of WA. This project promotes the Indigenous health message ‘Fresh air grows solid babies' and encourages women and their families to protect the foetus and newborn from passive smoke.

The Indigenous Women's Project (IWP) is also an initiative of the Asthma Foundation of WA. This project delivers free Brief Intervention Training to health professionals that work with pregnant Indigenous women and new mothers.

For more information on these projects visit the Asthma Foundation of WA's website.