Grant Number:	1R01CA093788-01 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator:	Fahs, Marianne
Organization:	New School University
Project Title:	Effect of Smoking Cessation Interventions in a Chinese *
Fiscal Year:	2002

Description (provided by applicant): Tobacco use is the most important cause of preventable death in this country for all racial/ethnic groups. Over $70 billion in direct medical costs is a t tributable to tobacco-related disease. Chinese Americans may be at particularly high risk for excess tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that 73% of men in China smoke. Yet, smoking behaviors, attitudes and beliefs among Chinese Americans remain largely undocumented. The New York City Department of Health Tobacco Control Program (NYCTCP) together with their community partners is developing and implementing an innovative community-based intervention, tailored to Chinese Americans. The principle aim of thisresearch is to test the hypothesis that culturally and linguistically appropriate media campaign, plus increased access to on-site community-based cessation services, will be more effective, and more cost-effective, in positively influencing tobacco-related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors among a minority population, than will be culturally appropriate media approaches alone. We will assess age-specific prevalence rates, and tobacco-related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, among two Chinese American communities in New York City. The research design is a quasi-experimental pre- post-test design with nonequivalent intact comparison groups from two geographically d i s t inct Chinese communities. The sample design will consist of a cross-sectional component to estimate smoking prevalence and a longitudinal study of baseline respondents. Individual-level data will be obtained from face-to-face interviews with representative individuals using standardized survey instruments. In addition, process evaluation methods will be used to assess the intervention implementation. Study results will provide important information on how to allocate limited resources for community tobacco control interventions, designed to influence an Asian American population, in the most cost-effective manner.




Increasing access to evidence-based smoking cessation treatment: effectiveness of a free nicotine patch program among Chinese immigrants.
Authors: Shelley D. , Nguyen N. , Peng C.H. , Chin M. , Chang M.D. , Fahs M. .
Source: Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health / Center For Minority Public Health, 2010 Apr; 12(2), p. 198-205.
PMID: 18825498
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Body weight and length of residence in the US among Chinese Americans.
Authors: Yeh M.C. , Fahs M. , Shelley D. , Yerneni R. , Parikh N.S. , Burton D. .
Source: Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health / Center For Minority Public Health, 2009 Oct; 11(5), p. 422-7.
PMID: 18085438
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Health behaviors of older Chinese adults living in New York City.
Authors: Parikh N.S. , Fahs M.C. , Shelley D. , Yerneni R. .
Source: Journal Of Community Health, 2009 Feb; 34(1), p. 6-15.
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Assessing the impact of behavioral risk factors and known-groups validity of the SF-12 in a US Chinese immigrant population.
Authors: Hung D.Y. , Lubetkin E.I. , Fahs M.C. , Shelley D.R. .
Source: Medical Care, 2009 Feb; 47(2), p. 262-7.
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Effectiveness of tobacco control among Chinese Americans: a comparative analysis of policy approaches versus community-based programs.
Authors: Shelley D. , Fahs M. , Yerneni R. , Das D. , Nguyen N. , Hung D. , Burton D. , Chin M. , Chang M.D. , Cummings K.M. .
Source: Preventive Medicine, 2008 Nov; 47(5), p. 530-6.
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Purchasing patterns and smoking behaviors after a large tobacco tax increase: a study of Chinese Americans living in New York City.
Authors: Cantrell J. , Hung D. , Fahs M.C. , Shelley D. .
Source: Public Health Reports (washington, D.c. : 1974), 2008 Mar-Apr; 123(2), p. 135-46.
PMID: 18457066
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Tobacco use behaviors and household smoking bans among Chinese Americans.
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Source: American Journal Of Health Promotion : Ajhp, 2008 Jan-Feb; 22(3), p. 168-75.
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The relative effect of household and workplace smoking restriction on health status among Chinese Americans living in New York City.
Authors: Shelley D. , Yerneni R. , Hung D. , Das D. , Das D. , Fahs M. .
Source: Journal Of Urban Health : Bulletin Of The New York Academy Of Medicine, 2007 May; 84(3), p. 360-71.
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Correlates of household smoking bans among Chinese Americans.
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Source: Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal Of The Society For Research On Nicotine And Tobacco, 2006 Feb; 8(1), p. 103-12.
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Community-based participatory research on smoking cessation among Chinese Americans in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
Authors: Burton D. , Fahs M. , Chang J.L. , Qu J. , Chan F. , Yen F. , Shelley D. .
Source: Journal Of Interprofessional Care, 2004 Nov; 18(4), p. 443-5.
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Acculturation and tobacco use among Chinese Americans.
Authors: Shelley D. , Fahs M. , Scheinmann R. , Swain S. , Qu J. , Burton D. .
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