Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Description

Tobacco cessation telephonic counseling services are an evidence-based intervention for smoking cessation. However, such services are limited for Asian immigrants with limited English proficiency. Several subgroups of Asian Americans have smoking rates that are higher than the general population. This includes men who predominantly speak Chinese (including Cantonese and Mandarin), Korean, and Vietnamese languages (CKV). Traditional state quitline services have not adequately met the needs of callers who predominantly speak these languages. Providing culturally and linguistically appropriate promotion for an Asian quitline is highly specialized and can be challenging with limited expertise available. CDC plans to directly support a national Asian language quitline with $1 million in annual funding for a period of three years.

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others
• Unrestricted

Contact

Anna Schecter <br/>zho7@cdc.gov <br/>
zho7@cdc.gov