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Judith Prochaska, PhD, MPH
Professor
Stanford Prevention Research Center
Department of Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Project
Quantifying the Pro-Environmental Impacts of Telehealth Tobacco Treatments
Project Description
This project evaluates the dual environmental benefits of providing telehealth treatment for tobacco cessation. Dr. Prochaska and team will quantify the GHG emissions averted by avoiding unnecessary patient travel for health services that can be delivered virtually. The team will also calculate the cumulative cigarette reductions achieved with patients treated in the program. Decreasing demand for tobacco reduces the unit environmental and health impacts of production, use, and waste.
Impact
The team will measure transportation miles avoided and the associated greenhouse gas reductions, calculated as the round-trip distance from the patient’s zip code to the treating clinic.
The team will track reduced tobacco consumption, quantified as cigarette-equivalent reductions summed over time.
Collaborators
Amy Chang
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine – Infectious Diseases
Cindy Tran
Cell Therapy Technologist
Joan Brown
Research Financial Analyst
Stanford Prevention Research Center
Achievements & Affiliations
Senior Associate Vice Provost for Clinical Research Governance, Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research
Deputy Director, Stanford Prevention Research Center
Co-Director, SPRC’s NHLBI T32 Postdoctoral Training Program in CVD Prevention
Faculty Director, CHPR Master of Science (MS) Program
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