The Georgia Cancer Coalition - Cancer Research Awards

Jeannette Andrews, PhD, RN
Georgia Cancer Coalition
Cancer Research Fund Awardee

Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Medical College of Georgia
1120 15th Street EB-204
Augusta, Georgia 30912

Title of Project:
Sister to Sister: A Smoking Cessation Intervention in Public Housing Developments

Aims of Project:

To test the effectiveness of interventions on cessation in tobacco dependent African American women who live in subsidized housing developments
To compare behavioral mediators effect on cessation outcomes between variable intervention strategies
To compare intrapersonal and socio-cultural risk factors effect on smoking cessation