Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
- Volume 17 Issue sup2
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- Pages.11-18
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- 2016
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- 1513-7368(pISSN)
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- 2476-762X(eISSN)
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Taiwan Report on Quitline Activities
- Hsu, Pei-Ting (Taiwan Smokers' Helpline) ;
- Chang, Chia-Wen (Taiwan Smokers' Helpline) ;
- Chang, Te-Chung (Taiwan Smokers' Helpline)
- Published : 2016.04.25
Abstract
Aiming at reducing smoking population, Taiwan government adopted a successful smoking cessation quitline model from California Smokers' Helpline, commissioned a private non-profit organization-Teacher Chang Foundation, which was well-known for its quality telephone counseling service-to set up Asia's first quitline, Taiwan Smokers' Helpline (TSH) in 2003. The establishment of the quitline is a significant progress for tobacco control in Taiwan, as it built up a cooperative model with smoking cessation clinics to increase the quit rate through assisting smokers to overcome their psychological obstacles while quitting smoking.
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- Health Promotion Administration. (2015). Adult Smoking Behavior Surveillance System, ASBS. Retrieved from http://tobacco.hpa.gov.tw/Show.aspx?MenuId=581