Description
The Department of Health & Mental Hygiene is seeking proposals to increase referrals to tobacco treatment and lung cancer screening for high-risk adults. The successful applicant will implement initiatives to increase training for healthcare providers, who will in turn increase referrals to evidence-based tobacco use treatment cessation resources, including the quit line and lung cancer screening strategies. The project aims to increase referrals for high-risk adults, aged 50-80 years, who have a 20-pack-year history of smoking or have quit within the last 15 years. The applicant will develop and implement a work plan, provide quarterly reports, and conduct trainings for healthcare providers and their staff.
Some key requirements and expectations of the project include:
• Increasing referrals to evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions, including the quit line and lung cancer screening
• Developing and implementing a work plan to expand initiatives to increase training for healthcare providers
• Providing quarterly reports on data collection, monitoring, measuring, and evaluating proposed strategies and activities
• Conducting trainings for healthcare providers and their staff, including patient navigators and community health workers
• Establishing partnerships with local health departments and community health workers
• Providing technical assistance requests and addressing barriers to transportation to screenings for patients in rural areas