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Tailoring efforts to reach LGBT communities: Minnesota’s tobacco quitline case studySarah Senseman, MPHKim Milbrath, MPHOctober, 2011
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OVERVIEW
• History / Context
• LGBT Data Collection
• Cultural Competency
• Tailored material development
• Tailored media
• Lessons learned / Impact
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History and Context
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The Minnesota Context
•Multiple quitline providers
•Lack of LGBT data
•Large LGBT community
•High smoking prevalence
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STEP ONEAssessing LGBT
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How do we collect the data?
• Identify best practice question• Cognitive testing research
Several communities have been targeted by the tobacco industry or have higher smoking rates. We have some special materials for people in these communities. So we’d like to ask you some demographic questions, please remember your answers are completely confidential. Do you consider yourself to be one or more of the following: [say the letter so that they can respond by letter]a) Straightb) Gay or Lesbianc) Bisexuald) Transgender[IF pause or refusal/none of above, also say: You can name a different category if that fits you better: _____________________
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STEP TWOTraining Quitlines
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Training Quitlines
• How to ask the LGBT question• How to provide tailored counseling to LGBTs
-LGBT and Tobacco Orientation
-LGBT Quitline Strategies
Link to modified training on GLMA website:
http://www.glma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=925&grandparentID=534&parentID=924&nodeID=1
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STEP THREEDeveloping tailored materials
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Materials Development
•Did not want to duplicate / modify evidence-based tools
•Address cultural aspects NOT covered in general materials
•Create a feedback loop for accountability
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The Quit Guide• Used Consumer Advisory
Board to develop• Featured local LGBT
community guides• Quotes / testimonials from
LGBT community members• Addressed culturally-specific
issues• Links to local resources
beyond quitline• Feedback loop to National
Network
www.lgbttobacco.org
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STEP FOURTailoring Media
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Media Tailoring / Promotion
• Focus Groups• Consumer Advisory Board
Learnings:
- Lack of familiarity with quitline
- Positive messages preferred
- “support” theme
- needs to identify as LGBT-safe
- Web as intermediate step in access
- Diverse ad placements – not LGBT-specific only
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Lessons Learned / Impact
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LESSONS LEARNED
- Partnerships are key!Key partners:- Internal Blue Cross advocates- Blue Cross leadership- Call It Quits Collaborative- Statewide LGBT Health Network- Consumer Advisory Board
- Evaluation is Challenging but necessary
- Impacts can be broad with the right networking
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Evaluation Methods
• Quality control of data collection
• Quitline call volume versus prevalence
• Evaluation of cultural competency trainings
• Promotional campaign and impact on call volume
• Follow-up interviews with participants
• Feedback from community partner organizations
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Impacts• Positive Community Response
• Cognitive Testing of LGBT Question article
• GLMA adoption of cultural competency training
• Use of quitguide in other states
• Congressional briefing / National Coalition for LGBT Health
• LGBT question added to Adult Tobacco Survey and Physical Activity survey in Minnesota
• State programs received consultation on our process
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