6.3.11 Improve understanding of barriers to successful smoking cessation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations and any areas in which they differ from those in the general population. Responsibility: Australian Government; State and Territory governments and Aboriginal community controlled. Agree. However Quit Victoria recommends extending this Action to include ‘improving understanding of the barriers to uptake of cessation services’. There are opportunities for organisations to engage with state and territory governments and other agencies, in the collection and dissemination of evidence relating to barriers in smoking cessation and the uptake of cessation services among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. For example, data collected on the uptake of the Quitline service among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population could contribute to this evidence base.
6.3.11 Improve understanding of barriers to successful smoking cessation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations and any areas in which they differ from those in the general population. Responsibility: Australian Government; State and Territory governments and Aboriginal community controlled. Agree. However Quit Victoria recommends extending this Action to include ‘improving understanding of the barriers to uptake of cessation services’. There are opportunities for organisations to engage with state and territory governments and other agencies, in the collection and dissemination of evidence relating to barriers in smoking cessation and the uptake of cessation services among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. For example, data collected on the uptake of the Quitline service among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population could contribute to this evidence base.