The decline of smoking initiation among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students: implications for future policy.

CONCLUSIONS: Most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are now never smokers. Comparable declines indicate similar policy impact for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and all students. Implications for Public Health: Comprehensive population-based tobacco control policies can impact all students. Continued investment, including in communities, is needed to maintain and accelerate reductions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to achieve equivalent prevalence rates and reduce health inequities. PMID: 32776634 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - August 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Heris CL, Guerin N, Thomas DP, Eades SJ, Chamberlain C, White VM Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research