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8.10 Tobacco action initiatives targeting Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander peoples
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Relevant news and research: Tobacco action initiatives targeting Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander peoples

Warraay Puthu (2026). Voices of resistance: First Nations artists and youth take a stand against the tobacco and nicotine industry. . Available from: https://www.warraayputhu.com/


Bricker, J. B., Santiago-Torres, M., Sullivan, B. M., Mull, K. E., Clark, H. W., Fogel, C. A., Hwang, S. B., Keith, A. R., Kornacki, C., Afraid Of Lightning-Craddock, T., Martinez, S. A., Seneca, D. S., Stanford, C. M., Terry, C., Wilcox, S. L., Nelson, L. and Henderson, P. N. (2026). Development of a Culturally Adapted Smartphone App (IndigeQuit) Designed to Help American Indian and Alaska Native People Quit Commercial Cigarettes: User-Centered Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Form Res, e88768. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41875428


Kennedy, M., Booth, K., Bryant, J., Collis, F., Roberts-Barker, K., Mills, Z., Bonevski, B., Maddox, R., Chamberlain, C., Segan, C., Doran, C., Leigh, L. and Health, A. (2026). Effectiveness and implementation of an Indigenous-led mailed smoking cessation intervention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Outcomes of a hybrid type 1 trial. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41689484


Norris, C. A., Johnson, T., Bartram, A., Muminovic, A., McEntee, A., Fischer, J., Francis, A. and Bowden, J. A. (2025). Recommendations for Reporting Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Screening Tool Use With Pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Health Promot J Austr, 4, e70103. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40983511


Ridgeway Worimi, T. L., Roberts-Barker Wiradjuri, K., Booth, K. and Kennedy Wiradjuri, M. (2025). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices on the National Lung Cancer Screening Program: a qualitative study from Worimi and Awabakal country. Med J Aust, 1, 38-45. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40621688


Quit (2025). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities to ‘Keep at Quitting’ smoking and vaping with support from Aboriginal Quitline. . Available from: https://newsroom.quit.org.au/news/keep-at-quitting


Carroll, D. M., Ntegeye, J., Moerner, L., Soto, C., Hatsukami, D., Stately, A., Jennings, D. and Pickner, W. (2025). American Indian Persons' Perspectives on Various Smoking Cessation Aids and Approaches: A Community-Engaged Qualitative Research Study. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40111119


Kornacki, C., Rodriguez, J., Rodriguez, J., Hurtado, A., Lee, J. P., Moore, R. S., Brucks, L., Geisler, J., Boyle, V., Martinez, D., Admire, A., Hanson, M., Reif, R., Nielson, M., Henry-Walford, C. and Calac, D. J. (2025). Collaboration as a Catalyst for Change: Reducing Commercial Tobacco Use Among American Indian Youth Through Dedication to Community, Youth-Led Interventions, and Tradition. Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res, 1, Jan-24. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40029255


The National Best Practice Unit Tackling Indigenous Smoking (2025). Latest findings from the Koori Quit Pack study. . Available from: https://tacklingsmoking.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/03/Tobacco-Control-News-March-2025_2.pdf


Amin, S., Kawasaki, R. M., Herzog, T. A., Park, S. L., Kaholokula, J. K. and Pokhrel, P. (2025). A systematic review of smoking cessation interventions tested among Indigenous populations in the United States. J Subst Use Addict Treat, 209643. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39986388


National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2025). NACCHO Sector News. . Available from: https://nacchocommunique.com/2025/02/03/sector-news-newsletter-3-february-2025/


Waa, A. and Calma, T. (2024). Stories, Sovereignty, and Smoking Cessation: Indigenous Perspectives. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39688191


Earlier news and research

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