| The U.S. government is
dedicating $4.5 million to enhance a “linguistically and culturally
appropriate” program to help Asians quit smoking. It is known as the
national Asian language quitline and provides cessation counseling,
nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and in-language materials for tobacco
users who speak Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese (CKV). The cash will flow
through a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) offshoot called Office on
Smoking and Health. With an annual budget of nearly $10 billion, the
CDC is the federal agency responsible for protecting public health. It
operates under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and claims
to work around the clock to protect America from health, safety, and
security threats whether diseases start at home or abroad. |
