ABORIGINAL QUITLINE NSW and ACT Acknowledgement and Thanks The Tackling Indigenous Smoking and Healthy Lifestyle Initiative was specially funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (from 2011) 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 2 A Collaborative Project Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, New South Wales, Australia (AH&MRC) Cancer Institute New South Wales, Australia NSW & ACT Quitline, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 3 Quitline NSW and ACT state and territory wide evidence-based telephone counselling service for those seeking to quit tobacco smoking based at the ADIS/Quitline Contact Centre located within the Alcohol and Drug Service at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney funded via the Cancer Institute and ACT Health Quit Prison is an integral part of our service 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 4 Aboriginal Quitline 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 5 Aboriginal Quitline 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 6 Aboriginal Quitline 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 7 Aboriginal Quitline Enhancement Project Formative research and a workshop looked at needs of Aboriginal people who smoke needs around support with quitting awareness and usage of Quitline by Aboriginal people understanding referral systems to Quitline strengths and barriers within Quitline 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 8 Asking the appropriate question Additional training and encouragement to all Quitline counsellors to ask all callers regarding Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin When asked of most callers – significant recorded increase of calls to Quitline from Aboriginal people In January 2012 (prior to the question being asked of all callers), 13 calls were recorded as being received from Aboriginal callers 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 9 Results of asking the appropriate question By December 2012, 95 calls were recorded as being received from Aboriginal callers (an increase of more than 70%) Asking this question of all callers enables better understanding of the utilisation of the Quitline service by Aboriginal people Aboriginal women call the Aboriginal Quitline more frequently than Aboriginal men 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 10 Aboriginal Quitline staffing 2 new full time positions at Quitline Aboriginal Counsellor and Aboriginal Quitline Coordinator The Aboriginal Quitline Coordinator works with all Quitline staff to ensure quality service is provided to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 11 Aboriginal Contacts per year Jan 2012 to present Aboriginal Contacts per year Jan 2012 to present 1400 1269 1200 1069 1000 800 652 600 400 200 0 Jan-Dec12 6/16/2014 Jan-Dec13 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Jan-May14 Page 12 Aboriginal Referral Type January to March 2014 45 41 40 35 30 25 19 20 15 15 10 5 5 4 4 3 1 2 1 0 Antenatal 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Service Alcohol and Drug Service Community Health GP Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Hospital MHCS Midwife NDARC Quit for New Life Page 13 Aboriginal Age and Gender January to March 2014 Male, 140, 35% Female, 263, 65% 70+, 23, 6% Withheld, 5, 1% <=19, 21, 5% 60-69, 30, 8% 20-29, 106, 26% 50-59, 68, 17% 40-49, 65, 16% 30-39, 85, 21% 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 14 Aboriginal Quitline in Your Community The Aboriginal Quitline Coordinator is now working with this community and has attended 5 Local Health District site visits in the first half 2014. Another community 12 site visits have taken place between Nov 13 and May 14. Contact with 500 Aboriginal Health Workers from NSW Health Resource mail outs to NSW & ACT 500 Aboriginal Health Workers and Health Managers Mail outs to 200 Closing The Gap Smoking cessation coordinators/workers in NSW & ACT in Medicare Locals Established relationships and referral pathways with Aboriginal Medical Services in NSW & ACT 24 site visit to the Aboriginal Quitline have been achieved in last 12 months 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 15 LHD and Community Site Visits 2014 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 16 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 17 Come and have a yarn with Quitline 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 18 Prepared and Presented by Lee Bradfield Aboriginal Quitline Coordinator Graeme Curry Assistant Manager – Clinical NSW and ACT Quitline Alcohol and Drug Service St Vincent’s Hospital Darlinghurst NSW [email protected] [email protected] 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 19 Thank you 6/16/2014 Aboriginal Quitline NSW and ACT NIDAC PPP 06_2014 Page 20
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