THE HISTORY OF
Which Way? is a collective voice and we have so much to say!
The Which Way? project has asked Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the country what they want and need to be smoke and vape free. By doing this the team have spent years listening, learning, and collaborating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities develop new programs that weave together Indigenous knowledges and evidence-based cessation techniques.
Which Way? programs are always growing and expanding such as the Gulibaa Project which is now open to support Aboriginal Health Services and non-Government health services in New South Wales to implement group-based smoking and vaping cessation supports. The Gulibaa Project is offering services with all the training, resources and support, including community grants, to implement a cessation program for and by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
The Quit Pack program has been supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria over the past two years with mailed cessation support including free nicotine replacement therapy. We have already supported over 1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make a quit attempt with hundreds of people still telling us they are smoke and vape free.
The Which Way? programs ​are for and by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. We don’t want any people who smoke or vape experience shame. We also don’t want to add shame to people who continue to smoke or vape.
We want every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander who smokes or vapes and wants to quit to be able to access a range of supports to empower them to quit.
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Which Way? began when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women told Michelle Kennedy, a Wiradjuri woman, that they wanted new and innovative supports to empower them to be smoke free in pregnancy and beyond.
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Knowing how hard quitting can be after quitting for pregnancy with her first burray, Michelle set out to flip research on its head and give the power and control back to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to direct and lead the projects, research and knowledge translation.
