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Health Workforce Smoking and Leadership CEITC Indigenous Pre Conference Workshop Oceania 2011 Dr Heather Gifford Slide 2 Slide 3 Nurses and smoking Where have we come from Where are we now Where might we head in the future Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Where are we now ? Smoke free workplaces Ministers health targets Contemplating not employing health professionals that smoke Cessation training /support for employees Slide 7 Smoke free workplaces Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 In the future, smoking could prevent a candidate getting a job http://www.3news.co.nz/Aucklan d-DHB-could-nix-staff-smoking/ Slide 12 There is also help for staff to quit Slide 13 So whos still smoking in the health sector ? Nurses and Midwives 13.6 % Small numbers of medical 3.4% and health therapy 5.7% professionals Mori nurses 30.7% Slide 14 Impact of nurses smoking At risk of poorer health Suffer disapproval and misunderstanding of other non- smoking health professionals Find giving smoking prevention and cessation information harder Slide 15 One good reasons to get nurses to quit Because nurses and other health professionals are strongly positioned to influence wider whnau and Mori communities in their role as vital and trusted healthcare practitioners in a range of health care settings. Slide 16 NZNO shows leadership and partners in research Industry led research Smokers in the design seat Tailored intervention for Mori Mori led research New knowledge about Mori nurses and smoking Slide 17 Contact Details Dr Heather Gifford heather.whakauae@xtra.co.nz www.whakauae.co.nz