Video Cassette

Hmong Tobacco Cessation and Prevention [Video recording]

Authors: Al Bliss, BS, Health Educator and Leng Xiong , BS Script Development and Bi-Lingual Health Educator

Edition: 1st

Publisher: La Crosse County Health Department

Date: 2004

Description: 1 videocassette (14 minutes) : sd, col. ; 1/2 in. or DVD with print guide including script in Hmong and English.

Notes: Developed by the La Crosse County Health Department and La Crosse Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association and funding through the American Legacy Foundation. Good resource for health educators, nurses, prevention specialists, ATOD counselors and other agency staff working with the adult Hmong community. Targets adult Hmong population. Video producer: Jay Choutka, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Media Dept, La Crosse, WI.

Subjects: 

1. Tobacco Cessation
2. Smoking--Prevention and Control

Summary: This video explains the history of Hmong tobacco use, secondhand smoke, nicotine addiction, health effects, techniques and advantages of quitting and available resources. The video includes testimony from three physicians, two of whom are Hmong, as well as other ex-smokers. They present both personal and scientific information supporting quitting smoking for a healthier and longer life. Comes with facilitator’s guide in Hmong and English, and includes the script. Video is in Hmong language only.

Availability:

Available from Wisconsin Hmong Mutual Assistance Associations and other agencies. Copies my be purchased as noted below.

Ordering Information:

To order, contact:

To order, contact:

• Cost is $20 each (includes shipping). Please send check with printout of this page to contact below. Please specify VHS tape or DVD.
• Al Bliss, La Crosse County Health Dept., 300 N. 4th Street, La Crosse, WI 54601
• (608) 785-9872
• bliss.al@co.la-crosse.wi.us

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