title: Development of Culturally Appropriate Support Strategies to Increase Uptake of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Among Russian- and Chinese-Speaking Smokers in New York City.
abstract: Approximately 80,000 New York City smokers are Chinese or Russian speakers. To increase utilization of smoking cessation services among these populations, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene developed linguistically and culturally tailored outreach strategies to promote and enhance its annual Nicotine Patch and Gum Program. In 2010, online web applications in Chinese and Russian were introduced. In 2011, input was sought from the community to develop Russian-language radio and newspaper ads, and a Russian-speaking liaison provided phone-assisted online enrollment support. In 2012, Chinese newspaper ads were introduced, and a Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking liaison was hired to provide enrollment support. In 2010, 51 Russian speakers and 40 Chinese speakers enrolled in the program via web application. In 2011, 510 Russian speakers applied via the web application, with 463 assisted by the Russian-speaking liaison; forty-four Chinese speakers applied online. In 2012, 394 Russian speakers applied via the web application; 363 were assisted by the Russian-speaking liaison. Eighty-five Chinese smokers applied online via the web application; seventy were assisted by the Chinese-speaking liaison. Following the implementation of culturally tailored cessation support interventions, ethnic Russian smokers' uptake of cessation support increased tenfold, while Chinese smokers' uptake doubled. Although linguistically appropriate resources are an essential foundation for reaching immigrant communities with high smoking rates, devising culturally tailored strategies to increase quit rates is critical to programmatic success.
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention & Tobacco Control, 42-09 28th Street, 11th Floor, Queens, NY, 11101, USA. equinn1@health.nyc.gov.
authors.forename: Erin C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention & Tobacco Control, 42-09 28th Street, 11th Floor, Queens, NY, 11101, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention & Tobacco Control, 42-09 28th Street, 11th Floor, Queens, NY, 11101, USA.
authors.forename: Shannon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Farley
authors.affiliation: Deputy Public Health Officer, Health Services, County of San Diego-Health and Human Services Agency, 3851 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA, 92110, USA.
authors.forename: Sayone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thihalolipavan
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012426:Russia / Q000208:ethnology; D000074285:Smokers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000208:ethnology / Q000379:methods; D061485:Tobacco Use Cessation Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Culturally competent care; Ethnicity; Immigrants; Program evaluation; Smoking cessation; Tobacco