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5000 New Zealanders die unnecessarily from smoking-related conditions – that’s over 10 times the annual road toll. Helping Kiwis quit smoking is one of the most cost effective means of improving our nation’s health.
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80% of New Zealand smokers wish they had never started and two-thirds of them want to quit.
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Smokers expect to be asked about their smoking status.
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Dame Tariana Turia, previous Associate Minister for Health says “We need to ensure people get the help they need to quit and stay smokefree”
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Nurses are ideally placed to ask about smoking status, provide brief advice and cessation support.
This website pulls together practical information so that New Zealand nurses have a one-stop shop to help them deliver effective smoking cessation interventions. The website contains a wealth of evidence based information, tools, networking opportunities and personal stories which support the valuable role nurses play in helping people to quit smoking.
So make sure that you become a Quit Card provider by completing your ABC Training here.
Please use the site map to assist you in navigating the contents of this website.
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LATEST NEWSETTERS/PUBLICATIONS
Stop smoking/vape to quit Symposium vidoes
Smokefree cars resources including multilingual posters now available
Electronic Cigarettes: MOH releases information for health care workers
HELPING TO STOP SMOKING E-LEARNING UPDATE
ABC brief smoking cessation training for the revised guidelines are now available at learnonline.health.nz
STOP SMOKING GUIDELINES
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