Local Quit Service Support

Local Quit Service Support

South Canterbury
Cessation
Public Support
Co-ordinator: 
Name: 
Leola Ryder
Role: 
Health Promotion Advisor, Community and Public Health
Telephone: 
03 687 2610

Goals and objectives

To encourage smokers to make quit attempts and connect with local cessation providers.

Target audience

Smokers within South Canterbury with an emphasis on those who were in the 20-40 age group of lower socio-economic background and less likely to be accessing other health services.

Project fit with 2025 aims

Doubling quit attempts and reducing smoking rates.

What happened

We used brochure stands in workplaces to advertise our local quit provider’s details.  All those who contacted a quit provider within the month of May went into the draw to win a $100 grocery voucher.  They were also given display material. We also gave every mum who had a baby in May a smokefree pack. 

Sent letter with items for display to GPs.

Put Quit Packs in toy libraries.

We had a few media opportunities about WERO and World Smokefree Day (WSFD) in general.

There were display boards for WSFD in the main foyer of the Timaru hospital, antenatal clinic, maternity ward and mental health OPD.

All South Canterbury DHB staff pay-slips were printed advertising cessation local cessation service. DHB intranet advertising local smoking cessation service.

Partners

Smokefree South Canterbury – Community and Public Health, Heart Foundation, South Canterbury DHB and  Cancer Society.

Key outcomes

People accessing the local quit providers.

Key learnings

  • What would you do differently? Working with others within our organisation’s that already had links with workplaces.
Page last updated: 24 Mar 2016