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What is ASC?
An Asian specific approach to smokefree promotion and smoking cessation in a family-orientated setting.
Service goals
To reduce the exposure to secondhand smoke and increase the effectiveness of smoking cessation services for the Asian population of the Waitemata District.
2009 Asian Smokefree Brochure
How the service can help you?
Specially trained ASC Co-ordinators who can speak English and Mandarin/Cantonese/Korean/Hindi/Fijian Hindi/Burmese offer:
- Help to you and your family to create a smokefree environment at work, home and in the car
- Support to be smokefree with advice on smoking cessation, nicotine patch and/or gum, counselling, phone support, home visits and information.
Referral criteria
This is s free service for Asian people who:
- Smoke
- Wish to live smokefree at work, home and in the car
- Have a smoker in the family
- Live in the Waitemata District (North Shore/Rodney/Waitakere)
Click here to view quit smoking video
For further information about the Asian Smokefree Communities Service:
Contact your doctor or nurse for details or phone an ASC Coordinator for an appointment:
Hindi/Fijian Hindi 021 0260 4196 or 448 0018 (Pratima)
Burmese 021 0260 4197 or 448 0017 (Theingi)
Korean 027 359 6880 or 448 0474 (Christina)
Mandarin/Cantonese 027 357 1800 or 448 0475 (Zhoumo)
Articles/Reports/Resources/Links
For further information
Asian Health Support Services Website
Email: info@harbourhealth.org.nz
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