title: A Multistate Asian-Language Tobacco Quitline: Addressing a Disparity in Access to Care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We conducted a dissemination and implementation study to translate an intervention protocol for Asian-language smokers from an efficacy trial into an effective and sustainable multistate service.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three state tobacco programs (in California, Colorado, and Hawaii) promoted a multistate cessation quitline to 3 Asian-language-speaking communities: Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. The California quitline provided counseling centrally to facilitate implementation. Three more states joined the program during the study period (January 2010-July 2012). We assessed the provision of counseling, quitting outcomes, and dissemination of the program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 2004 smokers called for the service, with 88.3% opting for counseling. Among those opting for counseling, the 6-month abstinence rate (18.8%) was similar to results of the earlier efficacy trial (16.4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The intervention protocol, based on an efficacy trial, was successfully translated into a multistate service and further disseminated. This project paved the way for the establishment of a national quitline for Asian-language speakers, which serves as an important strategy to address disparities in access to care.
authors.affiliation: Sharon E. Cummins, Shiushing Wong, Erika Bonnevie, Carrie Kirby, and Shu-Hong Zhu are with the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. Hye-ryeon Lee is with the Department of Communicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu. Cynthia J. Goto is with the Hawai'i Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund Project, Honolulu. Judy McCree Carrington is with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
authors.forename: Sharon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Cummins
authors.affiliation: Sharon E. Cummins, Shiushing Wong, Erika Bonnevie, Carrie Kirby, and Shu-Hong Zhu are with the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. Hye-ryeon Lee is with the Department of Communicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu. Cynthia J. Goto is with the Hawai'i Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund Project, Honolulu. Judy McCree Carrington is with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
authors.forename: Shiushing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Sharon E. Cummins, Shiushing Wong, Erika Bonnevie, Carrie Kirby, and Shu-Hong Zhu are with the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. Hye-ryeon Lee is with the Department of Communicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu. Cynthia J. Goto is with the Hawai'i Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund Project, Honolulu. Judy McCree Carrington is with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bonnevie
authors.affiliation: Sharon E. Cummins, Shiushing Wong, Erika Bonnevie, Carrie Kirby, and Shu-Hong Zhu are with the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. Hye-ryeon Lee is with the Department of Communicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu. Cynthia J. Goto is with the Hawai'i Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund Project, Honolulu. Judy McCree Carrington is with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
authors.forename: Hye-Ryeon
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Sharon E. Cummins, Shiushing Wong, Erika Bonnevie, Carrie Kirby, and Shu-Hong Zhu are with the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. Hye-ryeon Lee is with the Department of Communicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu. Cynthia J. Goto is with the Hawai'i Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund Project, Honolulu. Judy McCree Carrington is with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
authors.forename: Cynthia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.affiliation: Sharon E. Cummins, Shiushing Wong, Erika Bonnevie, Carrie Kirby, and Shu-Hong Zhu are with the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. Hye-ryeon Lee is with the Department of Communicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu. Cynthia J. Goto is with the Hawai'i Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund Project, Honolulu. Judy McCree Carrington is with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCree Carrington
authors.affiliation: Sharon E. Cummins, Shiushing Wong, Erika Bonnevie, Carrie Kirby, and Shu-Hong Zhu are with the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. Hye-ryeon Lee is with the Department of Communicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu. Cynthia J. Goto is with the Hawai'i Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund Project, Honolulu. Judy McCree Carrington is with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.affiliation: Sharon E. Cummins, Shiushing Wong, Erika Bonnevie, Carrie Kirby, and Shu-Hong Zhu are with the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. Hye-ryeon Lee is with the Department of Communicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu. Cynthia J. Goto is with the Hawai'i Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund Project, Honolulu. Judy McCree Carrington is with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
authors.forename: Shu-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian; D002140:California; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003120:Colorado; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology