Project Name
Shisha No Thanks: raising awareness of the harms of water-pipe smoking
Background
Research indicates an increasing trend in water-pipe smoking internationally; it is particularly high among school and university students in Middle Eastern countries as well as people of Middle Eastern descent in Western countries (Akl 2011). The has been little research into the effectiveness of health promotion interventions targeting water-pipe smoking either internationally or in Australia (Gardner et al, 2018) and the harms of waterpipe smoking are not well understood within the Arabic speaking community (Kearns et al, 2018).
Project aims
Shisha No Thanks is a research translation project that aims to raise awareness of the harms of waterpipe smoking in young people from Arabic speaking backgrounds, their family, friends and social networks across metropolitan Sydney.
Partners and funding
The Shisha No Thanks project is a partnership project ed by South Eastern Sydney Local Health District in partnership with the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA), NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Sydney Local Health District, South Western Sydney Local Health District and the South Eastern Sydney Research Collaboration Hub (SEaRCH), University of NSW
The project is funded by the Cancer Institute NSW.
Evaluation of the project is led by SEaRCH and an evaluation reference group including representatives from SESLHD, University of Sydney and Macquarie University.
Links to resources
Website: http://shishanothanks.org.au/
@ShishaNoThanks
#ShishaNoThanks
Key contacts
For more information, contact Dr Dalya Karezi at dalya.karezi@health.nsw.gov.au or Lisa Woodland at lisa.woodland@health.nsw.gov.au