Linking Community to Cessation Services Nicole Braun Community Health Advocate On behalf of Carla Kohler Community Health Services Manager
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio - CLUES Founded in 1981 Largest Latino-based, Latino-led non profit in Minnesota Mission: To advance the capacity of Latino families to be healthy, prosperous, and engaged in their communities. Vision: A thriving multicultural community enriched with confident and strong Latino families who contribute their voice, entrepreneurial spirit and cultural richness.
Setting the Landscape • Minnesota’s foreign -born population is increasing faster than the national average, tripling since 1990 while the national average has only doubled. • There are approximately 300,000 Latinos in Minnesota. • The Minnesota Cancer Facts and Figures (2011) indicates the smoking rates for Hispanic men is 26%. 2014 Health Equity of Care Report. http://mncm.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/01/2014-MN-Community-Measurement-Health-Equity-of- Care-Report.pdf
Our work CLUES is invested in reducing tobacco-related health disparities in the Latino community. CLUES has trained Community Health Workers (CHWs) on the impacts of tobacco and has developed culturally specific tools to educate and engage communities. Funding from ClearWay Minnesota provided CLUES with an opportunity to enhance our current work by connecting individuals to cessation services and implementing organizational changes. Our aim is to connect Latinos and other immigrants of low socioeconomic status (low-SES) to existing tobacco cessation services and to build organizational capacity.
Community Engagement Through the utilization of Promotores de Salud (Community Health Workers – CHWs) we engage community through 1. Community events – religious, cultural, and ethnic health fairs 2. One to one home visits 3. Incentive 4. Assist with enrollment in cessation services 5. Institutional integration of cessation services
Community Events
Educational Resources Enviar un mensaje de texto con la frase NOFUME al número 47848
Challenges • Home Visit Cancellations/No shows • Quit Plan Enrollment barriers • Behavioral Health/Chemical Health Internal support
Lessons Learned • Reframing “time for myself” • Texting option has potential • One-on-one and home visits work
Thank you! Carla Kohler Nicole Braun Community Health Services Manager Community Health Advocate ckohler@clues.org nbraun@clues.org 612-746-3507 612-746-
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