TheCentre forAboriginalHealthwithin theNSWMinistry of Health is responsible for policy development and strategic planning aimed at improving the health of Aboriginal people in NSW. The work of the Centre is guided by both national and NSW policies. In 2007, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a partnership between all levels of government with the aim of addressing Aboriginal...

BACKGROUND Partnerships can expand the reach and effectiveness of quitlines while conserving limited tobacco control dollars. OBJECTIVE To describe how the addition of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to the "QUITPLAN Helpline" in Minnesota influenced triage and transfer to health plan quitlines and how efforts taken to re-establish balance in the partnership expanded population based ...

OBJECTIVES This health promotion project used participatory processes to engage all stakeholders to design and pilot preventive health tools in partnership with and for individuals with incarceration experience. This article outlines the methods of engaging with this marginalized population and interventions conducted to successfully utilize participation in the planning phases of the project t...