Michael Celestin (0000-0001-9619-9461)

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I am the Director of the Louisiana Tobacco Control Initiative (TCI) and an Instructor in the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences. I received a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and a Master of Arts in Health Promotion from the University of New Orleans. I am currently pursuing my Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy (with a concentration in Health Policy) from Southern University. I maintain certification as a Health Education Specialist (CHES) and a National Tobacco Treatment Specialist (NCTTS). With more than 20 years of experience in tobacco prevention and cessation program development, implementation, and evaluation, in community and health system settings, my current research focuses on health systems change strategies to increase the reach, demand, and utilization of evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions for socioeconomically disadvantaged and minority populations.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health: New Orleans, LA, US

2020-07-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Behavioral and Community Health Sciences)

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Michael Celestin

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health: New Orleans, LA, US

Louisiana Tobacco Control Initiative: New Orleans, LA, US

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health: New Orleans, LA, US

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Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US

University of New Orleans: New Orleans, LA, US

University of Louisiana at Lafayette: Lafayette, LA, US

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Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco: Madison, Wisconsin, US

Society for Public Health Education: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

American Public Health Association: Washington, DC, US

Academy Health: Washington, DC, US

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Confluent Disparities in Modifiable Health Behaviors in People Living with HIV throughout Louisiana

Louisiana Tobacco Control Initiative

Development of an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Smoking Cessation Intervention for Pregnant Women

Works (18)

Investigating Risk Factors for Racial Disparity in E-Cigarette Use with PATH Study

Exploring Successful Implementation of Organizational Supports at the Worksite Environment: A Mixed Methods Approach

The Epidemic During the Pandemic: Assessing the Federal Drug Administration’s Efforts to Curb Youth Smoking After Passage of HR2339 by Congress

Smoking Relapse and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Senior Patients with Diabetes.

Knowledge and attitudes towards low dose computed tomography lung cancer screening and smoking among African Americans—a mixed method study

Racial and Income Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life among Smokers with a Quit Attempt in Louisiana.

Health beliefs associated with poor disease self-management in smokers with asthma and/or COPD: a pilot study.

Differences in Treating Tobacco Use Across National, State, and Public Hospital System Surveys.

Self-management practices of smokers with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional survey

Effectiveness of group behavioral counseling on long-term quit rates in primary health care

Effect of Systems Change and Use of Electronic Health Records on Quit Rates Among Tobacco Users in a Public Hospital System

Partnering with health care systems to assess tobacco treatment practices and beliefs among clinicians: evaluating the process.

Using a health informatics system to assess effect of a federal cigarette tax increase on readiness to quit among low-income smokers, Louisiana, 2009.

Use of systems change and health information technology to integrate comprehensive tobacco cessation services in a statewide system for delivery of healthcare

Research to reality (R2R) mentorship program: building partnership, capacity, and evidence.

Patient tobacco use, quit attempts, and perceptions of healthcare provider practices in a safety-net healthcare system.

Awareness and Implementation of the 2000 United States Public Health Service Tobacco Dependence Treatment Guideline in a Public Hospital System

Louisiana tobacco control: Creating momentum with limited funds