Strategies for quitting need to focus on unique family unit
It’s a well known fact that second hand smoking is bad for children, but did you know parents of children who smoke are more likely to take up smoking than children whose parents are non smokers?
There is a big push to get parents to quit smoking when their children are young, but the best way to go about it often doesn’t take into account the indivdual circumstances of each family unit.
Nikki Brown’s has been reviewing intervention strategies for parents, and found that parents are rarely asked what works best for them.
Speakers:
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-Nikki Brown: PhD candidate and lecturer in the Faculty of Health at the University of Technology, Sydney
-Nick Zwar: Professor of General Practice at the University of New South Wales
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