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Empowered to Quit
Empowered to Quit
CVS Health and the National Urban League have joined forces to launch Empowered to Quit, a new Urban League program to deliver tobacco prevention and cessation services to adults in Atlanta, Philadelphia and D.C. The goal of Empowered to Quit is to implement effective strategies that more aggressively address smoking and tobacco use among African-Americans and build healthier communities. The program will have three distinct components:
1. Tobacco Cessation/Prevention Outreach – Work with community partners to offer information & resources.
2. Tobacco Cessation/Prevention Educational Activity – Deliver the Pathways to Freedom tobacco education workshop to community members and Urban League supporters.
3. Tobacco Cessation Counseling – Recruit and engage African American smokers in Courage to Quit an evidence-based, tobacco cessation program.
CLICK HERE to read the Empowered to Quit Brochure
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