Assessing the Effectiveness of Partners in Quitting, A Text Message-Based Smoking Cessation Program

Rachel Schoenbrun

Rachel Schoenbrun George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Abstract

This article will discuss the implementation of Partners in Quitting, a new text message-based smoking cessation program. It will also provide preliminary data on client engagement rates, program effectiveness, and program challenges. Partners in Quitting is an outreach program under The GW Healing Clinic (run by The George Washington University School of Medicine). The GW Healing Clinic is a program that provides free health and social services to patients in the Washington, D.C. area.Â It specifically works with the D.C.-based organization, Bread for the City. Partners in Quitting provides an evidence-based, easily accessible, and comprehensive smoking cessation program to the clients of Bread for the City.Â

Author Biography

Rachel Schoenbrun, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Rachel Schoenbrun is a medical student at The George Washington University School of Medicine, Class of 2017. She graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University (GWU) with a B.S. in Public Health. During her undergraduate years, she became involved in Health Leads, an organization that helps connect D.C. residents with important health and social services. When she entered medical school, she become involved in GWUâ€™s free health clinic, The GW Healing Clinic. After observing the burden of cigarette smoking-related morbidity among this population, she spent her research summer creating a text message smoking cessation intervention called Partners in Quitting. During her free time, she enjoys playing with her dog Ziggy and catching up on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert episodes.

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