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Introduction to the Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation (COMMIT).

E Lichtenstein¹, L Wallack, T F Pechacek

¹For the COMMIT Research Group, Oregon Research Institute.

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The Community Intervention Trial for smoking cessation (COMMIT) partnered research institutions with communities to implement smoking cessation protocols. This trial provides insights for state-wide tobacco reduction programs.

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Area of Science:

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Community Interventions

Background:

The Community Intervention Trial for smoking cessation (COMMIT) is a large-scale study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.
It involves eleven pairs of communities across North America, focusing on community-based smoking cessation.

Purpose of the Study:

To implement and evaluate a community-based intervention protocol for smoking cessation.
To inform the development of state-wide tobacco reduction demonstration programs.

Main Methods:

Partnership between research institutions and intervention communities to develop implementation structures.
Summarization of epidemiological data and prior community interventions.
Presentation of the COMMIT intervention and evaluation plan.

Main Results:

The abstract does not contain specific results, but outlines the study's structure and goals.
Focus on the collaborative development of intervention structures.

Conclusions:

The COMMIT trial's approach and findings are expected to inform future tobacco control strategies.
Highlights the importance of community-research partnerships in public health interventions.