Increasing Healthworker involvement in Cessation
Encouraging and training health professionals to assist in smoking cessationWhen health professionals see smokers, a window of opportunity exists to make quitting a priority. If all smokers seen are routinely identified, asked about their smoking, referred to the Quitline and followed up, more quitting activity will be generated.
We encourage health professional groups and organisations to make smoking cessation a priority activity in their discipline.
We provide training (Quitskills workshops), support and resources to enable health professionals in a variety of settings to assist smokers who want to quit.
We have a number of special projects aimed ay engaging health professionals:
Special Projects
An important feature of Quit SA activities is the range of partnerships formed with other groups to provide resources and sustainability of tobacco control programs in South Australia. Find out more about our specially funded projects aimed especially to priority target groups with high smoking prevalence
Tobacco and Mental Illness Project
In 1998 the Tobacco and Mental Illness Project was formed with a grant from Quit SA. Further grants from the Tobacco Control Unit, Drug and Alcohol Services SA, have enabled the project to grow into a state-wide project which is managed by Mental Health Services, Central Northern Adelaide Health Service.
Find out more about the Tobacco and Mental Illness Project.
Laura Spencer
Programs Coordinator
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