Integrating a Smoking Cessation Initiative for the Uninsured at a Student-Run Free Clinic
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths and diseases in the United States. Student-run clinics play an invaluable role in connecting underserved patients with preventative care. To reduce smoking in uninsured communities, the University of Missouri student-run free MedZou Community Health Clinic developed a Smoking Cessation initiative as part of a preventative health service in 2013. Patients utilizing the smoking cessation services receive a combination of motivational interviewing, patient education, and pharmacotherapy. There is currently limited literature on the structure and implementation of student-run preventative health clinics. The smoking cessation initiative described here can provide an example for other student-run clinics to successfully implement similar programs.
Source: Harvard Medical Student Review
DOI: 10.65539/6qb52t10
Institution: University of Missouri
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7127307252