Smoking – Quit services for Aboriginal communities
Smoking – Quit services for Aboriginal communities
While the smoking rate in Australian Aboriginal communities is decreasing, it is still almost 3 times the national average.
Tobacco
use is the leading cause of preventable death and illness in Aboriginal communities.
Culturally sensitive Quit services are available to help you stop smoking. So if you are thinking about quitting, are ready to quit, or are still not sure, call the Aboriginal Quitline to have a yarn with an Aboriginal Quitline Counsellor.
Aboriginal Quit services
Aboriginal Quit services offered by Quit Victoria include:
Aboriginal
Quitline
External Link
(Tel.
13 78 48
) – this is a culturally safe space for callers to have a yarn about smoking and quitting with an Aboriginal Quitline Counsellor. This service is available from 8 am to 8 pm, Monday to Friday.
Information and professional support for health workers
– health workers can find more information on the ‘
Aboriginal
Communities
External Link
’ page of the Quit website. The
Aboriginal Quitline
External Link
page has quitting motivation and information to share with the community.
Other Quit services
Other Quit services offered by Quit Victoria include:
QuitTxt
External Link
– an SMS service that sends you several messages each day to help you prepare to quit, work through the process of quitting, and stay on track after you quit.
QuitCoach
External Link
– helps you to make a quitting plan and gives ideas and suggestions that will be most useful to you.
Other free mobile Quit services include:
My
QuitBuddy
External Link
– a mobile app that you can use to help you quit.
Visit
Quit
External Link
or call Tel.
13 78 48
for more information.
Where to get help
Aboriginal
Quitline
External Link
Tel.
13 78 48
Quitline
External Link
Tel.
13 78 48
Your
GP (doctor)
Your
pharmacist
Community health worker
Victorian Aboriginal Health
Services
External Link
Tel.
(03) 9419 3000