Novel and Innovative Commercial Tobacco Cessation Interventions in Populations That Experience Health Disparities

Council Date: September 6, 2024

Objective

This initiative will support novel and innovative intervention research to reduce tobacco cessation disparities.

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Description of Initiative

This initiative seeks to stimulate novel and innovative intervention research to reduce tobacco cessation disparities among NIH-designated populations that experience health disparities. The area of focus will include the cessation of combustible tobacco products, including people who report non-daily smoking.

Research Priorities include but are not limited to:

• Developing, implementing, and evaluating innovative interventions to help people who smoke tobacco products successfully quit, including non-daily smoking.
• Studies that use data science approaches, including artificial intelligence and/or machine learning, to customize treatment plans, deliver just-in-time interventions more effectively, and predict relapse risks for the populations of interest.
• Studies that test evidence-based linkage models of care delivery via different platforms (e.g., telemedicine, mobile units, community organizations) to facilitate tobacco cessation interventions. Of interest are studies that engage community-based clinics, such as federally qualified health centers and/or community-based organizations to test intervention effects and sustainability and treating the whole person.
• Developing novel or adapting existing interventions to address the needs of populations experiencing health disparities, such as the prevalence of co-morbid physical and mental health conditions, menthol tobacco smoking, co-use of tobacco with other substances, and discrimination-induced stress.
• Studies investigating the effectiveness of digital and mobile health interventions, such as apps, telehealth, and wearables in reaching underserved populations and improving cessation rates are of interest.
• Leveraging existing large datasets to evaluate tobacco-related disparities. This may include examining the cost-effectiveness of tobacco cessation, quitting attempts, and professional services used in unique populations and/or settings.
• Identifying and/or addressing the impact of national and local policies on populations that experience health disparities. This may include studies to understand the impact of novel or existing policies (e.g., smoking bans, advertising bans, tobacco taxes, health warnings, and banning sale of cigarettes in pharmacies) on combustible tobacco cessation efforts.

Page published Nov. 5, 2024