The January 18 issue of AHRQ’s Health Care Innovations Exchange profiles of three programs that deliver culturally tailored services to promote behavior change and improve health status among targeted populations. One program is the Fond du Lac Smoking Cessation Program in Minnesota. The program offers flexible, culturally tailored support to members of the Reservation of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa who want to quit smoking. Specially trained counselors meet with members one on one or in groups. The curriculum incorporates cultural and historic characteristics from the tribe, distinguishing between abusing commercial tobacco and using it appropriately in ceremonies and offerings of prayer. The program has significantly reduced tobacco use and generated high levels of engagement and satisfaction among participants. Select to read more about culturally tailored innovations on the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site.
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Public Health Dental Practitioners Offer Cessation Support to Low-Income Smokers, Leading to Increased Quit Rates 1/25/2012 Trained dental practitioners in public health centers offered cessation assistance to low-income smokers as part of routine oral health visits in public health centers, leading to higher quit rates (especially among African-American smokers).
Culturally Competent Outreach Programs Increase Cervical Cancer Screening Among Chinese Women 1/18/2012 The Chinese Women's Health Project used two approaches to promote cervical cancer screening among Chinese women—mailing Chinese-language written materials to women, and home visits by bicultural, trilingual outreach workers.
Culturally Tailored Cessation Program Significantly Reduces Tobacco Use Among Members of American Indian Tribe 1/18/2012 A culturally tailored smoking cessation program significantly reduces tobacco use among members of an American Indian tribe.
Culturally Tailored Lifestyle Counseling Tied To Readiness for Change Helps Underserved African-American Women Reduce Dietary Fat Intake 1/18/2012 Low-income African-American women at risk for cardiovascular disease received culturally appropriate motivational counseling and support tied to their readiness for change, leading to reductions in dietary fat intake.
Social Worker-Led, Culturally Tailored Therapy and Support Improve Treatment Adherence, Depression-Related Symptoms, and Patient Satisfaction in Low-Income Hispanics With Diabetes 1/18/2012 Two safety net clinics offered low-income Hispanic patients with both diabetes and depression culturally appropriate care (including medication and/or psychotherapy) and ongoing support led by trained, bilingual social workers, leading to improvements in medication adherence, depression-related symptoms, and patient satisfaction.
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Heritage Month Toolkit 1/18/2012 This toolkit provides community leaders with materials to facilitate the planning and implementation of their culturally tailored tobacco control activities.
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