Tobacco Control Recommendations Identified by LGBT Atlantans in a Community-Based Participatory Research Project

摘要: Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are increasingly aware that disproportionately high smoking rates severely impact the health of their communities. Motivated to make a change, group LGBT community members, policymakers, researchers from Atlanta carried out community-based participatory research (CBPR) project. Objectives: This formative study sought identify recommendations for culturally relevant prevention cessation interventions could improve Atlanta’s Methods: Data presented here come four focus groups with 36 participants meeting 30 participants. Results: Among participants, most favored were providing LGBT-specific programs, raising awareness about rates, getting venues go smoke-free. Participants also suggested reduced-cost products low-income individuals, using “role models” promote cessation, ensuring reach all parts community. Conclusions: Findings reinforce insights other marginalized groups. Similarities include importance tailoring programs specific communities, need acknowledge differences within significance spaces in shaping discussions cessation. Further, this highlights heightened awareness. The is largely unaware affect its health, unlikely take collective action address problem until it understood.