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Article: Creating an Aboriginal Community of Practice for Non-traditional Tobacco Control
- Article from:
- The Aboriginal Nurse
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada Spring 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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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 ...