Case Study
Duke Health: Duke Smoking Cessation Success Story
CHALLENGE Client Success Story Duke Health Duke Smoking Cessation Success Story According to the CDC, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. 1 In 2019, 14% of all adults in the U.S. currently smoked cigarettes and many of them wanted to quit smoking. 2 It’s difficult to quit smoking cigarettes. And it’s a big challenge to help people quit. A big challenge for health systems is getting those people who need help quitting to enroll in smoking cessation programs. Duke Health tackled this problem through a tried-and-true strategy: personalization. Healthcare consumers, just like retail consumers, respond strongly to personalized messaging. 3 To increase engagement in their smoking cessation program, Duke offered patients individu