Empowered to Quit

Empowered to Quit is a new Urban League program that will 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.

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