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According to the CDC, Smokers can and do quit smoking for good, and since 2002 there have
been more former smokers than current smokers.
been more former smokers than current smokers.
ABOUT CEASE
CEASE (Communities Engaged and Advocating for a smoke-free environment) is a community driven smoking cessation initiative that evolved through collaboration between Morgan State University and Baltimore communities with a mission to educate, encourage, and support individuals to choose a smoke-free lifestyle. CEASE is committed to addressing tobacco-related health disparities in underserved urban communities.
Through funding support from the National Institutes of Health in the past ten years, CEASE has surveyed more than 6,000 individuals, designed and tested four phases of community-based smoking cessation interventions, launched school-based prevention initiatives, and developed CEASE branded smoking cessation tools for peer-motivation and education.
CEASE has been led by a strong Community Action Board (CAB) and delivered project-specific services through trained community residents called “Peer Motivators” who are responsible for recruiting participants into a peer-motivation intervention for smoking cessation based in the community. CEASE has been able to collaboratively involve a diverse group of partners in designing and implementing a culturally appropriate smoking cessation curriculum and intervention.
The current CEASE digital program involves innovative approaches to delivering the smoking cessation and prevention services using a website and mobile application.
Through funding support from the National Institutes of Health in the past ten years, CEASE has surveyed more than 6,000 individuals, designed and tested four phases of community-based smoking cessation interventions, launched school-based prevention initiatives, and developed CEASE branded smoking cessation tools for peer-motivation and education.
CEASE has been led by a strong Community Action Board (CAB) and delivered project-specific services through trained community residents called “Peer Motivators” who are responsible for recruiting participants into a peer-motivation intervention for smoking cessation based in the community. CEASE has been able to collaboratively involve a diverse group of partners in designing and implementing a culturally appropriate smoking cessation curriculum and intervention.
The current CEASE digital program involves innovative approaches to delivering the smoking cessation and prevention services using a website and mobile application.
Dr. Payam Sheikhattari
Dr. Jummai Apata
Emma Shaffer
Principal Investigator
Program Scientist
Project Coordinator
Toya Lyons
Cynthia Nosiri
Project Administrator
Web Developer
Rifath Ara Alam Barsha
Fiyinfolu Atanda
Undergraduate Research
Assistant
Assistant
Graduate Research
Assistant
Assistant
