Engaging Aboriginal youth in tobacco control insights for cancer prevention
Engaging Aboriginal youth makes good sense • Because 75% of youth in these regions are smokers • Are one of the largest demographic groups in their communities • Smoking is single biggest preventable cause of disease & death • Inuit have highest rates of lung cancer worldwide, with one in three deaths due to smoking Rob Collins, Merryl Hammond, Ron Shisheesh, Ainiak Korgak, Debbie Dedam-Montour • rob.collins@me.com
Smoking Sucks workshops for Aboriginal youth • Takes place over 4 days, for 6 – 18 participants • Objective 1: to build critical awareness of causes & effects of smoking • Keep asking “But why?” to dig deeper to the root causes • Examine role of colonialism & historic transmission of trauma Rob Collins, Merryl Hammond, Ron Shisheesh, Ainiak Korgak, Debbie Dedam-Montour • rob.collins@me.com
Smoking Sucks workshops • Objective 2: to empower youth to share learning with others • Practice presenting in small and large groups • Workshops end with a presentation to the community • Based on book Smoking Sucks: Kick Butt ! (coming soon in iBooks) Rob Collins, Merryl Hammond, Ron Shisheesh, Ainiak Korgak, Debbie Dedam-Montour • rob.collins@me.com
Were the workshops successful? • 102 youth (of 127 total) evaluated 21 criteria • Mean rating: 95% (range: 88–100%) • Parents, families & friends enthusiastic • >50% of smokers quit during training (last 8 workshops) Before After Rob Collins, Merryl Hammond, Ron Shisheesh, Ainiak Korgak, Debbie Dedam-Montour • rob.collins@me.com
Smoking Sucks: Kick Butt! Rob Collins, Merryl Hammond, Ron Shisheesh, Ainiak Korgak, Debbie Dedam-Montour • rob.collins@me.com
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