The document proposes a technology-based intervention to address teen smoking. It aims to reduce the number of adolescent smokers and deter non-smokers from smoking through a website and mobile app. The website would provide health information about smoking, quit tips, a community for support, and ways to track progress towards cessation goals. The mobile app would allow users to track money saved from not smoking and receive motivational tips. Both are designed to help teens quit smoking and prevent uptake of smoking.

1. Incorporating Technology Components with Smoking Cessation
The Young
Smokeless
Sasha Daily, Cuong Huynh, Ayla Pardo,
Matt Farrell & Van Bettis
And The

2. The Problem: Teens Smoking Tobacco
➢ Every day, almost 3,900 adolescents under 18 will try
their first cigarette
➢ About 30% of teen smokers will continue smoking and
die early from a smoke related disease
➢ Teen smokers are more likely to have panic attacks,
anxiety disorders and depression
➢ Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the
U.S

3. Target Population
Primary Target:
Adolescent smokers and non-smokers (ages 11-24)
Characteristically, these are the years when beginner smokers pick up their first cigarette, and we want to use a pre-emptive
method that will avert the user from ever picking up their second cigarette, or any for that matter. (Gillman et al., 2009)
Secondary Target:
Parents/ Guardians of Adolescents
Older individuals can make a large impact on how adolescents view tobacco use.

4. Main Goals
➢ Reduce the Number of Adolescent Smokers
➢ Deter non-smokers from thinking about smoking
➢ Change Attitudes towards Smoking
➢ Increase Self-Management Skills
➢ Provide the necessary quit tools and information to help
people quit

5. Behavioral Objectives
➢ Set Cessation goals
➢ Keep track of and monitor
progress of success
➢ Influence smokers to quit
➢ Learn health risks associated
with smoking tobacco

6. Main Features

7. Website
Homepage
➢ Main page of
the website
➢ Engage
Participants
➢ Navigational
tool
Designed by: Cuong Huynh

8. Website
Profile Page
➢ Setting a quit date
➢ Adjusting quit plan
info to tailor the
program to your
lifestyle
➢ Edit community
profile and start
sharing with
others
Designed by: Cuong Huynh

9. Website
The Community
➢ Support in thread-
style form
➢ Get support from
others
➢ Post your own story
➢ Read about other
successful interventions
Designed by: Cuong Huynh

10. Website
Health Information
➢ Determine how
smoking Tobacco
affects the human body
➢ Learn more about the
health risks associated
with smoking
➢ Interactive application
helps users visualize
what is happening to
their bodies
Designed by: Ayla Pardo

11. Website
Quit Tips
➢ Learn more about
quitting Tobacco
➢ Learn how to help
friends and family
➢ Users can read and
practice these quit tips
➢ Users can select the “3
Free & Easy Ways to
Quit”
Designed by: Ayla Pardo

12. Website
Interactive quiz
➢ Quiz that determines
a user’s addiction level
➢ Describes what
nicotine is and how it
affects you
➢ Helps you determine
which quit path to
take
Designed by: Ayla Pardo

13. Website
Testimonials
➢ Place where users
can share their
stories and
experiences
➢ Interactive webpage
with a journal
submission link
“Share my story”
➢ Testimonies that aim
to inspire teens
Designed by: Matt Farrell

14. Website
Journal
➢ Personal
monitoring of
progress
➢ Motivating
Achievements
and goals
Designed by: Matt Farrell

15. Mobile App
User Profile Page
Designed by: Van Bettis
After creating a profile:
➢ Engages user in
Cessational goals
➢ Aids in envisioning
progress and plan
And

16. Mobile App
Money Saved Tracking
➢ Motivates participant
via Incentives
➢ Aids in Visualization of
progress
Designed by: Sasha Daily

17. Mobile App
Motivational Tips
➢ Helps change user
behavioral patterns
➢ Gives users with
their self-esteem
➢ Motivates users to
quit smoking
tobacco
When the
urge to smoke
comes, chew
a piece of
gum instead.
Holding a
pencil pen in
your hand, can
satisfy that
instinctual need of
having a cigarette.
By hanging out
in places where
smoking is not
allowed, you
can prevent a
relapse.
Increasing physical
activity will help curb
the urge to smoke.
As it promotes a
healthier -
lifestyle.
And
Designed by: Van Bettis

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