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Tackling Indigenous Smoking Program Presenter: Victor Smith & Ana King

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Tackling Indigenous Smoking ProgramPresenter: Victor Smith & Ana King

Acknowledgement

“I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land. I would also

like to pay my respect to the Elders past and present and offer my

acknowledgement and respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

who are present”.

Bega Garnbirringu Health Services

• Aboriginal community controlled health service

(ACCHO), established in 1983.

• “Bega Garnbirringu” means “sickness gets better”.

• Comprised of clinical services, social support

services and registered training centre.

• More than 110 staff serving around 8500 clients

every year.

Youth engagement & partnerships

• Kalgoorlie Boulder Community High School

• Eastern Goldfields College

• Clontarf Academy (Kalgoorlie & Esperance)

• Girls Academy (Kalgoorlie & Esperance)

• Menzies, Leonora & Laverton schools

• Esperance - Wongutha CAPS & Esperance Senior High School

• Youth centres (Leonora & Laverton)

• Partnership activities with Headspace, Worklinks, Centrecare, PCYC, YMCA, WA Police & Council

TIS education

• TIS education sessions delivered in 18 schools in the region.

• TIS education is part of the curriculum in 5 local schools (visiting

every fortnight) and 13 outreach schools (visiting every month).

• Standardisation of TIS education sessions – 10 mins talk, 10 mins

video and 30 mins activity focusing on smoking cessation.

• All the participants in TV ads, hip hop video and Kevin’s videos

were recruited from schools.

• TIS team participated in school holiday programs, Youthfest,

Youth Week and school events, including NAIDOC days.

TIS engagement activities in outreach communities

Northern Goldfields

Southern Goldfields

Colour Fun Run

Puyu Wanti Youth Football Carnival KGA Basketball & Netball Carnival

Boxfit Program

TIS events focused on youth

TIS events

Puyu Wanti Basketball Program Hip Hop Project

Youth events Kevin’s visit to GFA assembly

Crossfit sessions for GFA & KGA students

TIS engagement sessions at KGA

Scratchy activity

Created resources

TIS resources

TIS events focused on youth

Awards and achievements

Thank You

Tobacco Action Team

Bega Garnbirringu Health Services

39 Porter Street,

Kalgoorlie WA 6430

Phone: 08 9022 5500

[email protected]

www.bega.org.au