NZQA registered unit standard
27507 version 1
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Title
Describe tobacco control and health promotion as ways of
enhancing health through smoking cessation
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe
tobacco control and health promotion as ways of enhancing
health through smoking cessation.
Classification
Health, Disability, and Aged Support > Whānau Ora and
Community Support
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes:
Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services
Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996;
Human Rights Act 1993;
Privacy Act 1993;
Smoke-free Environments Act 1990;
Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2007.
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New Zealand Standards relevant to this unit standard include:
NZS 8134.0:2008 Health and disability services Standards – Health and disability
services (general) Standard;
NZS 8134.1:2008 Health and disability services Standards – Health and disability
services (core) Standards.
All New Zealand Standards are available at http://www.standards.co.nz/.
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Smoking cessation references
Brinson D. (2009). How to increase the delivery of effective smoking cessation
treatments in primary care settings: Guidance for doctors, nurses, other health
professionals and healthcare organisations: Summary report. Wellington: Ministry of
Health and HSAC, University of Canterbury, available at
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/smoking-cessation-treatments-in-primarycare-settings.
McEwen, A., Hajek, P., McRobbie, H., & West, R. (2006). Manual of smoking
cessation: A guide for counsellors and practitioners. Oxford, U.K.; Malden, MA:
Blackwell Pub.
McRobbie, H. (28 March, 2010). Presentation on smoking cessation. Presentation
on behalf of the Ministry of Health at the 2010 Goodfellow Symposium, Auckland;
available at http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/tobacco-resourcespresentations.
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All of the following smoking cessation publications are available at
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/tobacco-resources-publications:
Ministry of Health. (2003). Evaluation of culturally appropriate smoking cessation
programme for Māori women and their whānau: Aukati kai paipa 2000. Wellington:
Author.
Ministry of Health. (2007). New Zealand smoking cessation guidelines. Wellington:
Author (an insert related to this publication is also available at the same web
address).
Ministry of Health. (2009). Implementing the ABC approach for smoking cessation:
Framework and work programme. Wellington: Author.
Ministry of Health. (2009). New Zealand tobacco use survey 2008: Quitting results.
Wellington: Author.
Ministry of Health. (2009). Tobacco Trends 2008: A brief update of tobacco use in
New Zealand. Wellington: Author.
National Health Board, & Ministry of Health. (2011). Targeting smokers: Better help
for smokers to quit. Wellington: Author.
The Quit Group and the Ministry of Health. (2009). Māori smoking and tobacco use
2009. Wellington: Author.
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Smoking cessation resources
The following texts and web-based references provide information on general
provisions, smoke-free law, and tobacco control and smoking, in New Zealand.
General provisions:
bpacnz Ltd (Best Practice Advocacy Centre):
http://www.bpac.org.nz/magazine/2007/december/smoking.asp, and
http://www.bpac.org.nz/resources/handbook/stopSmoking/smokingCessation.asp
(note: there are many tobacco dependence and smoking cessation resources
available on the bpacnz Ltd website).
Smoke-free law in New Zealand links:
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/wpg_Index/About-smokefreelaw-resources.
Smokefree health education resources links: http://www.healthed.govt.nz/.
Tobacco control and smoking links:
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/tobacco-resources-links.
NZ Parliament. (Nov 2010). Report of the Māori Affairs Select Committee: Inquiry into
the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences of tobacco use for Māori.
Author, available from http://www.parliament.nz/enNZ/PB/SC/Documents/Reports/6/e/a/49DBSCH_SCR4900_1-Inquiry-into-thetobacco-industry-in-Aotearoa-and.htm.
NZ Parliament. (2011). Government response to the report of the Māori Affairs
Committee on its inquiry into the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences
of tobacco use for Māori (Final response). Wellington: Author, available from
http://www.parliament.nz/enNZ/PB/Presented/Papers/d/9/b/49DBHOH_PAP21175_1-Government-FinalResponse-to-Report-of-the-M-ori.htm.
NZ Parliament. (April 2011). Report of the Health Select Committee: Smoke-free
Environments (Controls and Enforcement) Amendment Bill. Wellington: Author,
available from http://www.parliament.nz/enNZ/PB/SC/Documents/Reports/7/2/2/49DBSCH_SCR5089_1-Smoke-freeEnvironments-Controls-and-Enforcement.htm.
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Health promotion references
Durie, M. (1999). Te Pae Mahutonga: A model for Māori health promotion. Health
Promotion Forum of New Zealand Newsletter 49, 2-5 December 1999; available at
http://www.hpforum.org.nz/māori-health-models. Pacific health promotion models are
also available at http://www.hpforum.org.nz/.
Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand – Rūnanga Whakapiki ake i te Hauora o
Aotearoa. (2002). TUHA – NZ: A Treaty understanding of hauora in Aotearoa.
Auckland: Author; available at http://www.hpforum.org.nz/tuha-nz-the-document.html.
World Health Organization. (1986). Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion: First
International Conference on Health Promotion, Ottawa, 21 November 1986. Geneva:
Author, available at http://www.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/ottawa_charter_hp.pdf.
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Definition
Population group refers to a collection of people identified in accordance with
characteristics held in common, including but not limited to: a specified geographical
location, age, race, gender, culture, risk factor(s), or the possession of a defined
disability or disease.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe tobacco control and health promotion as ways of enhancing health through
smoking cessation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The prevalence of tobacco use in New Zealand is described in terms of the
smoking cessation references.
Range
1.2
Tobacco control legislation is described in relation to its approaches to
enhancing health by restricting tobacco use and placing restrictions on the sale
of tobacco products.
Range
1.3
evidence is required for prevalence nationally, and for one
population group in New Zealand.
approaches include but are not limited to – purposes, restrictions,
requirements;
evidence is required in relation to – Smoke-free Environments Act
1990, Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2007.
The purpose of, and major strategies for, health promotion are described in
accordance with the Ottawa Charter.
Range:
major strategies may include but are not limited to – creating
supportive environments, strengthening community action,
building healthy public policy, developing personal skills, reorienting health services;
evidence is required for three strategies.
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Common characteristics of recognised models of health promotion are
described in accordance with the health promotion references.
recognised models of health promotion include – Ottawa Charter,
Pacific model of health promotion, Te Pae Mahutonga, TUHA –
NZ, one other government or non-governmental organisation
model of health promotion.
Range:
1.5
The evidence base for health promotion strategies as a means of enhancing
health through smoking cessation is described in accordance with the smoking
cessation references.
1.6
One example of a health promotion initiative for enhancing health through
smoking cessation is described in accordance with the smoking cessation
references.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 July 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0024
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
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of study leading to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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