Article: Creating an Aboriginal Community of Practice for Non-traditional Tobacco Control

Lynne Baillie, PhD, Lea Mutch, BScN, Sheila Hardy, PhD, Gerry Brosky MD, Michelle Doucette, Tara Elton-Marshall

This research was funded by a CIHR Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) Grant

There is growing concern regarding the increase in non-traditional tobacco use among Aboriginal youth: in contrast to 18% of the general population (CTUMS, 2007), up to 70% of Aboriginal teens misuse tobacco (Health Canada 3003). Although several non-Aboriginal forums for research and development of tobacco control initiatives exist, there is not at this time a parallel framework containing Aboriginal perspectives.

Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers from a variety of backgrounds ...

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