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LGBT Tobacco Control Programs

Internet Based Smoking Cessation Groups:

iQuit

University of California, San Francisco
www.iquit.medschool.ucsf.edu
415-597-9279

This website is designed to provide and evaluate stop smoking treatments for LGBT cigarette smokers. This treatment research program has been developed by faculty from the University of California, San Francisco along with LGBT health professionals. The purpose of this study is to understand how an Internet-based project might support a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender smoker to quit.

California:

De Billy Frank LGBT Community Center

938 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
408-293-3040 x110 (phone)
www.defrank.org

The DeFrank Center received a two year grant ($260,000) from the American Legacy Foundation for an anti-tobacco media campaign focused on the LGBT community in the Bay Area and in the Orange County/Los Angeles area. Better World Advertising were hired as the consultants to the campaign and they have designed a series of 8 advertisements which carry the basic message “I didn’t survive X so I could die of lung cancer” where X equals one of the major life threatening problems that members of the LGBT community may face, i.e. HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, gay bashing/hate crimes, homelessness, drug and alcohol problems, prostitution, depression/suicide, and crystal meth abuse or domestic violence. For more information on any of the DeFrank Center’s Tobacco programs contact our Tobacco Program Services or call 408-293-3040 x110

The Last Drag

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1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
415-339-7867
800-NO-BUTTS
info@lastdrag.org
www.lastdrag.org

The Last Drag is sponsored by the San Francisco Dept. of Public Health, the American Lung Association of San Francisco & San Mateo Counties, and the Triangle Project of the American Cancer Society. The Last Drag is a free quit smoking class for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and HIV+ smokers held in San Francisco. Quit smoking in a confidential and supportive group setting. Classes are led by a highly skilled and experienced clinic leader certified by the American Lung Association. Classes are held four times a year and are free of charge. While you’re waiting or if you can’t physically attend a class, call the CA Smokers’ Helpline at 1-800-NO BUTTS (800-662-8887) for free info and free telephone counseling by appointment.

Santa Barbara and Santa Maria Community Quit Help

North County Office
819 West Church Street
Santa Maria, CA 93458
805-349-9947 (phone)
805-349-8638 (fax)
www.pacificpridefoundation.org

South County Office

126 East Haley Street
Suite A-11
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-963-3636 (phone)
805-963-9086 (fax)
www.pacificpridefoundation.org

Our KICK BUTT Program is making enormous strides in the fight against the manipulation and exploitation of the LGBT community by the tobacco industry. Tobacco use among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals is a major health issue. A number of factors appear to contribute to increased rates of smoking within the LGBT community. These include higher stress levels, the centrality of bars as a social outlet, increased incidence of substance use, reduced access to health care and targeted marketing efforts by the tobacco industry. To reduce the number of smokers in the LGBT Community, the GLRC has created the Kick Butt marketing campaign awareness as well as tobacco cessation classes to help current LGBT smokers to become nonsmokers and help prevent new smokers. Cessation Classes will address issues specific to LGBT smokers who are trying to quit smoking, as well as provide clear cessation guidelines. We offer the opportunity for individuals to learn how to apply coping skills that are unique for the LGBT community. The classes will explore the roles of smoking as one’s identity (i.e. smoking to appear more masculine or feminine) and in dealing with the stress of living in a homophobic culture as a possible trigger or contexts for relapse. We are now offering individual programs. You can schedule a meeting with the tobacco prevention specialist to help create a program that works for you. We provide free tobacco replacement for all serious participants. If you would like to learn how to become smoke free then give us a call. Nicotine replacement therapy will also be available for LGBT participants of the cessation classes.

District of Columbia:

The Mautner Project

1707 L Street, NW Suite 230 Washington, DC 20036
202-332-5536
kgoodman@mautnerproject.org
www.mautnerproject.org

The Mautner Project has been involved in tobacco control for over 10 years. The Project has developed and implemented a smoking cessation clinic, held smoke-free events, conducted outreach and education campaigns at local health fairs and social venues, worked collaboratively with other mainstream and LGBT anti-tobacco collations, presented at conferences, and participated in the annual Gay American Smoke Out. Furthermore, the Mautner Project, with help from the American Legacy Foundation, is currently working on a national anti-tobacco media campaign to target lesbians forty years of age and older. As a result, The Mautner Project has spent an abundance of time learning, researching, and advocating against tobacco use in the lesbian community.

The Whitman-Walker Clinic Out to Quit Program

1407 S Street, NW - Washington, DC
202-939-7633 (direct smoking cessation line)
202-797-3500 (office phone in English)
202-797-3504 (Fax)
202-939-7881 (En Español)
www.wwc.org
mfreyder@wwc.org

The Out to Quit Program is a new LGBT program at the Whitman-Walker Clinic of Washington D.C. The program goal for the year 2002 is to conduct a community needs assessment of tobacco use in the metro area and to implement the pilot stage of a tobacco cessation intervention within the clinic. The program objectives are the following: to survey tobacco use, health care, sexual identity, and motivation to quit cigarettes; to integrate a tobacco assessment module into the general intake at Whitman-Walker Clinic; to conduct individual & group interviews to gain a better understanding of the LGBT community’s strengths and concerns in the area of smoking and health; to implement a pilot cessation intervention that will include social support (cessation group work, email list serve, etc.) and social marketing (health promotion and awareness); to conduct individual & group interviews to evaluate the pilot intervention.

Hawai`i:

The Center

PO BOX 22718 Honolulu HI 96823
808-951-7000 (phone)
808-951-70001 (Fax)
http://www.thecenterhawaii.org/tobacco.htm
info@thecenterhawaii.org

Change For Good, a Hawai`i based, gay owned consulting firm has been contracted by the Gill Foundation to assist The Center, Hawai`i in its strategic planning process. You may know The Center as the Gay & Lesbian Community Center or the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Questioning (LGBTIQ) of Hawai`i. Whatever name you know it by, The Center has been serving the Rainbow Community for over thirty years. The Center offers “Drop-In” Smoking Cessation services. During these “Drop-In” everyone is welcomed to stop by to talk story in an informal setting. You will receive informational packets that include The Center’s “Quit Smoking Resource” guide, a Quit Plan, and information on over-the-counter medications. This is also a time where a personalized plan can be developed to help you attain your goal.

Illinois:

Lesbian Community Cancer Project — BitchToQuit(B2Q) Smoking Cessation Clinics

4753 North Broadway, Suite 602, Chicago, IL 60640
773-561-4662 (phone)
773-561-1830 (fax)
www.bitch2quit.com
info@lccp.org

Quitting smoking is not easy, and big tobacco has made sure of it. We understand this at LCCP, and this is why we offer smoking cessation clinics and workshops “for women by women,” so you have the necessary tools to kick the habit in supportive environment. Our smoking cessation clinic and workshop has been designed by a nationally recognized cancer psychologist to help women kick the tobacco habit. Our 1-day workshop is intended to train volunteers to successfully facilitate clinics. The 8-week (1 hour per week) clinic allows women to share experiences in a support group setting while covering the reasons for smoking, social cues and smoking alternatives. The clinics and workshops are free and open to all women.

Howard Brown Health Center

4025 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60613
773-388-8880 (direct smoking cessation line)
877-897-2777 (toll-free)
773-388-1600 (phone)
773-388-8887 (fax)
www.HowardBrown.org

Howard Brown Health Center is the premier healthcare organization in the Midwest specializing in the unique medical and psychosocial needs for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Named after the openly gay physician who became the first public health administrator in New York City, the Center focuses on quality, nonjudgmental health services to all who enter through our doors. Today, Howard Brown Health Center remains the leading provider of services for meeting the challenges of HIV/AIDS in the Midwest. Yet, we have continued to be on the forefront of medical and psychosocial services to the LGBT community. Howard Brown offers a comprehensive range of services for men and women including smoking cessation groups providing skills and support, without judgment, for LGBT smokers who want to discontinue their use of tobacco. Group forming now, space limited. Groups in English to be held at HBHC, Transgenesis, and Task Force AIDS Prevention. Groups in Spanish will be held at CALOR.

Michigan:

Kick Butts Affirmations Community Center

195 West Nine Mile Road Ferndale, MI 48220
248-398-7105
www.goaffirmations.org
info@goaffirmations.org

OUR VISION Affirmations is the hub of the community. We celebrate wellness, personal growth and development, centered in a state of the art, multi-use facility that is financially secure. OUR MISSION To provide a welcoming place to everyday people, where they can have fun, learn, socialize, grow, be supported and find acceptance. OUR PHILOSOPHY Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center was founded on the philosophy that “gay is good, you are not alone.” This philosophy has expanded to include bisexual and transgender individuals in addition to lesbians and gay men. Affirmations strives to create an atmosphere of safety and acceptance for all people. Our focus is on helping lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals find and develop community where we value and respect our selves and others.

Minnesota:

The Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition

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1619 Dayton Avenue Suite 303 St. Paul, MN 55104
651-999-5283
www.smokefreecoalition.org

The Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition - plays many roles as a leader in the fight against tobacco use in Minnesota.

  • Informs organizations, parents, children, policy makers and the general public about dangers of tobacco use
  • Serves as a communication and media center to make tobacco control a top issue for the public and policy makers.
  • Supports citizen involvement in the he legislative process by educating citizens and providing an avenue for constituents to communicate with their legislators.
  • Develops public policy to reduce tobacco use in MN.
  • Lobbies at the federal, state, and local levels for policies to protect public health and reduce the harm caused by tobacco use.

What We Offer for Secondhand Smoke Advocacy:

Advocacy

  • Education on secondhand smoke (SHS) and its health effects
  • Strategic planning and ongoing support
  • SHS advocacy and campaign materials
  • Training in advocacy, grassroots organizing, lobbying and volunteer recruitment and management.
  • Information to counter the influence of the tobacco industry and its allies.

Media

  • media advocacy training
  • Spokesperson training
  • Materials: ads, sample letters, talking points
  • Media strategy
New Jersey:

The Pride Center of NJ Inc.

1048 Livingston Ave, North New Brunswick, NJ 08902
732-235-8229 (phone)
www.pridecenter.org
info@pridecenter.org

The Pride Center of New Jersey, Inc. has been fulfilling the support and social needs of thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and intersexed people since first opening its doors in 1994. A fast-growing community center located in North Brunswick, The Pride Center provides a “safe space” for the LGBTIQ community: a place to learn about our community from a vast array of resources, a place to socialize and meet new friends, and a place to gain acceptance and understanding of your gender and sexual identity in an comfortable setting. The Pride Center offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere and a knowledgeable and helpful staff. Whether New Jersey’s LGBTIQ community is new or familiar to you, The Pride Center is a place to call home and return to again and again. WELCOME! And to kick the tobacco habit, through UMDNJ, the Center provides assistance and treatment to LGBTIQ individuals who are trying to quit smoking. Contact Phil at the UMDNJ Tobacco Dependence Program: 732-235-8229.

New York:

The Bronx Lesbian and Gay Health Resource Consortium

940 Garrison Avenue Bronx, NY 10474
718-842-9831
718-842-9832 (fax)
866-4-GAY-CARE (health link line)
gurlzkickash@aol.com

The Bronx Lesbian and Gay Health Resource Consortium, founded in 1997, is working to create better access to quality and sensitive health care and social services for the Bronx lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. This year the Consortium received a grant from the American Legacy Foundation to begin in the fall a smoking cessation program for lesbians and bisexual women, particularly those with families, in the Bronx, New York. The LGBT Community Center in New York City also received a 3-year grant from ALF in the first funding cycle and we are working with them on the development of an LGBT-friendly cessation curriculum as well as a motivational video. We hope to tailor the curriculum that is developed to the needs of our community and particularly address issues of second-hand smoke and healthy families. Our program attempts to work with individuals on various levels. The Consortium will be conducting an educational media campaign utilizing buses and bus shelters throughout the Bronx to emphasize the health effects of smoking on individuals and their families. We will conduct three 8-week cessation supportive therapy groups (with at least one in Spanish). The Consortium currently has a directory of providers that are lgbt-sensitive that is used for our Health Link Line (866-4-GAY-CARE) - a referral and resource line linking the Bronx lgbt community to friendly and sensitive services in the Bronx. The Consortium will also create a mini-training for these health care providers to include smoking cessation, tobacco use screening and treatment guidelines within their practice. And last but not least, we will link lesbian and bisexual women and their families to lgbt-friendly and -sensitive primary care providers in the Bronx.

The LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
212-620-7310 (phone)
212-924-2657 (fax)
www.gaycenter.org
gaycenter@gaycenter.org

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center provides a home for the birth, nurture and celebration of our organizations, institutions and culture; cares for our individuals and groups in need; educates the public and our community; and empowers our individuals and groups to achieve their fullest potential. The Center remains the only LGBT-specific cessation resource group in the New York metropolitan area. If you’ve been trying to quit, but didn’t know how or where to begin, the Center is here to help you. If you are thinking about or ready to quit smoking, these workshops—which will be held at the Center—will give you the tools to discover the pros and cons of quitting, build a support system, develop a plan and finally smoke your last cigarette.

Put It Out Rockland

Rockland County, NY
845-364-2651 (phone)
www.co.rockland.ny.us/pior/quit/quit.shtml
ferraram@co.rockland.ny.us

The primary goals of the Rockland County Department of Health’s Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention & Education Program are to reduce the number of youth who use tobacco, promote quitting among adults and youth, and reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in all communities in Rockland County. Tobacco kills more Americans EACH YEAR than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS COMBINED. The most common diseases caused by smoking are lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The only way to reduce your risk for these diseases is to QUIT! The Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention & Education Program is supported by a portion of Rockland County’s share of the Tobacco Settlement money. Our program includes quit smoking programs, a public service media campaign, a youth empowerment initiative, and a campaign to increase the awareness about the dangers of secondhand smoke. Rockland County is also part of the POW’R coalition, a 4-county coalition representing Putnam, Orange, Westchester and Rockland counties. The coalition works to reduce the impact of tobacco use in the Hudson Valley area. The coalition will be offering mini-grants to help local organizations get involved with the fight against tobacco. POW’R and the Rockland County Department of Health is especially interested in reaching out to disparate, under-served populations. All Put It Out Rockland cessation programs are open to residents of Rockland County or those employed in the county. For more information contact Maryanne Ferrara at 845-364-2651 or for more LGBT related information contact Nancy Seely at 845-364-2651

Pennsylvania:

Mazzoni Center:

215-563-0652 (phone)
1201 Chestnut Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA
www.mazzonicenter.org

Mazzoni Center, located in Center City Philadelphia, provides competent and nonjudgmental primary medical, mental health and education services to the region’s historically underserved the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. Founded in 1979 as Lavender Health and, most recently, Philadelphia Community Health Alternatives, we are the state’s oldest AIDS organization and the fourth oldest in the nation. Mazzoni Center impacts the lives of more than 30,000 people annually through comprehensive medical testing at the City’s only LGBT-focused community health center, mental health counseling, sensitivity workshops in Philadelphia’s public schools, and street outreach. As we enter our 25th year of outstanding service, we reflect on the words of our namesake and former medical director, Dr. Peter Mazzoni “to relieve often, to cure sometimes, to comfort always”

Washington:

Gay City Health Project

1505 Broadway, Seattle, WA
206-860-6969 (phone)
www.gaycity.org
info@gaycity.org

Gay City Health Project offers free quit kits for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender smokers, featuring Out To Quit: your friendly guide to quitting smoking, and four other helpful booklets. Call 206-860-6969, e-mail info@gaycity.org, or visit our office for yours today.

The Gay American Smoke Out

Elise Lindborg
4128 1/2 California Ave SW, #111 Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 769-8693 (phone)
(206) 937-4186 (fax)
www.gaysmokeout.net

The Gay American Smoke Out is based on the Great American Smokeout. Our goal is to stimulate awareness and provide resources for tobacco prevention among GLBT communities and reduce our disproportionately high rates of tobacco use.

Most importantly we want to provide resources for quitting, ideas for events and networking opportunities. This program involves a large use of media, involvement of community organizations and businesses, and outreach to LGBT smokers. Resources from American Cancer Society/Quit Kit have been used for the program.