Target Populations: General Adults, including tobacco product using Mothers; Individuals with tobacco-related unhealthy conditions; English speakers (or with an accompanying translator).
Purpose: To provide a community-based program that offers periodic and regular group learning and peer support while engaging participants in individualized staged intervention toward tobacco cessation.
METHOD
Design1. Attract 10-20 intervention-seeking tobacco users recruited through referral from a neighbor/friend/family member or health professionals who will support in a mentorship relationship. Educate and support these participants in a workshop series outlined in CMATCH resources.
2. Register them by means of a thorough tobacco-related history interview by phone and in the TCAT online or print survey, where their Stage of Readiness (Prochaska & DiClemente) is determined.
3. For Determination and Action groups, invite them to the First Workshop Meeting--preferably Sunday evening. In a neutral location for 1 ½ hours for orientation using the following from script resource : a. Program overview b. Individualized assessments c. Identification of Stage of Change d. Overview presentation on current intervention method design e. Enroll them in Taking Control and the "Let's Begin to Quit" Workshop (lasting 14 days).
4. Schedule a Vegetarian Potluck meal and motivating movie for end of 1st week of workshops. Food is provided by the sponsoring organization.
5. Schedule Graduation Celebration Banquet for end of 2-week Workshop. Food is provided by the sponsoring organization with recipes and an invitation to a follow-up Vegetarian Cooking Class. a. Award Ceremony b. Testimonies c. Contemplators invited to motivate them to Action d. New registrants invited to join celebration6.
Telephone support calls by prepared coaches begin according to mutually determined schedule after Taking Control 14-day course is completed. The phone coach-participant relationship grows into a mentoring one over at least 1 year with early calls scheduled according to known periods of need (from research) more frequently and occurring at farther intervals over time.
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