Project Quit Tobacco International: laying the groundwork for tobacco cessation in low- and middle-income countries.
The 3 aims of Project Quit Tobacco International are to design a tobacco curriculum for medical colleges, develop culturally appropriate approaches to clinic and community-based tobacco cessation, and to build tobacco research and training networks within India and Indonesia as a prototype for other countries. This article describes pilot interventions being launched in 10 medical colleges in these 2 countries to (a) integrate tobacco into their 4-year training programs, ( b) establish illness-specific cessation clinics, and (c) involve colleges in community outreach efforts to promote smoke-free households. This article reports on lessons learned, challenges faced, and successes realized to date.
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School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0030, USA. mnichter@email.arizona.edu
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Mimi
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Muramoto
Myra
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D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003479:Curriculum; D003906:Developing Countries; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007214:Indonesia; D007391:International Cooperation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention