Consider whānau when delivering anti-smoking messages

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Consider whānau when delivering anti-smoking messages

Lynne Russell
Some women associate smoking with a sense of being Māori, health researcher Lynne Russell says

The National Rural Health Conference attracted 450 delegates to Auckland last month for three days to both celebrate success in rural health while looking for solutions to perennial issues of funding, staffing and acess to services

A series of interviews with Māori women has found whānau to be a major influence on smoking habits and views on quitting. Lynne Russell, a senior r