The Chinese Community Smoking Cessation Project: A Community Sensitive Intervention Trial

• Published in: Journal of community health Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 363 - 373
• Main Authors: Wong, Candice C., Tsoh, Janice Y., Tong, Elisa K., Hom, Fred B., Cooper, Bruce, Chow, Edward A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.12.2008; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Asian Americans; California - epidemiology; China - ethnology; Chinese Americans; Community and Environmental Psychology; Community health care; Community Health Services; Community involvement; Cultural differences; Culture; Ethics; Female; Health care; Health Promotion; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Health Surveys; Humans; Learning Theories; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neighborhoods; Original Paper; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Prospective Studies; Research Methodology; Smoking; Smoking - epidemiology; Smoking cessation; Smoking Cessation - methods; Smoking Prevention; Social Marketing; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; United States - epidemiology; Smoking cessation intervention; Health care; Community-sensitive research; Cultural tailoring; Chinese Americans

This paper describes (1) the design, methods and baseline data of the first smoking cessation clinical trial for Chinese Americans with medical conditions - Chinese Community Smoking Cessation Project (CCSCP); (2) the collaborative process between researchers and the Chinese community; and (3) the b...