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Rafael H Orfin

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ID7837534
NAMERafael H Orfin
GIVEN NAMESRafael H
FAMILY NAMEOrfin
SIGNATUREORFIN R H
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Rochester Medicine
ORCID0000-0002-9671-3253
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0
  • Assessing Text Messaging Interactivity with a Vaping Cessation Intervention Among Latino Young Adults

    Rafael H Orfin, Edgar I Alaniz-Cantú et al.•ARTICLE•Substance Use & Misuse•2025

    Objective To assess text messaging interactivity with a vaping cessation intervention among Latino young adults.Methods As part of a single-arm pilot study, 40 Latino young adults (ages 18–25) received Kick Vaping, a vaping cessation text messaging intervention. Kick Vaping, available in English and Spanish, was developed in partnership with a Community Advisory Board of Latino young adults and consisted of 212 text messages delivered throughout …

  • Exposure to E-Cigarette Marketing and Susceptibility to Future Vaping among Black and Latino Adolescents in the United States

    Open Access•Ruthmarie Hernández-Torres, Hongyue Wang et al.•ARTICLE•Children•2024

    Evidence suggests an association between exposure to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) marketing and e-cigarette use (vaping) among adolescents. However, there is limited evidence on exposure to e-cigarette marketing and susceptibility to future vaping, especially among Black and Latino adolescents. This study aimed to examine associations between exposure to e-cigarette marketing and susceptibility to future vaping among Black and Latino adoles…

  • Kick Vaping

    Open Access•Rafael H Orfin, Jeffrey Wilmer Ramos Santiago et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Ethnicity in Substance…•2024

    It is feasible to recruit and retain Latino young adults in a vaping cessation text messaging intervention. Kick Vaping generated high satisfaction among Latino young adults, significantly increased self-efficacy, and resulted in a notable vaping cessation rate at Month 3. Additional testing in a randomized controlled trial is warranted to assess the efficacy of the intervention

  • Are Black and Latino adolescents being asked if they use electronic cigarettes and advised not to use them? Results from a community-based survey

    Open Access•Margaret Connolly, Daniel P Croft et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Public Health•2023

    Objective This study aimed to explore whether African American/Black and Hispanic/Latino adolescents are being asked about electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use (vaping) and advised not to use them. Methods In 2021, adolescents ( N = 362) with no vaping history, self-identified as African American/Black and/or Hispanic/Latino, and able to read and speak English and/or Spanish were recruited through partner schools and community-based organizatio…

  • Proactive and Reactive Recruitment of Black and Latino Adolescents in a Vaping Prevention Randomized Controlled Trial

    Open Access•Francisco Cartujano‐Barrera, Ruthmarie Hernández-Torres et al.•ARTICLE•Children•2022

    The purpose of this study was to assesses the effectiveness of proactive and reactive methods in the recruitment of Black and Latino adolescents into a vaping-prevention randomized controlled trial (RCT). This study also assessed the characteristics of study participants by recruitment method. Proactive recruitment strategies included study presentations at community-based events (e.g., festivals, health fairs), school-based events (e.g., back-to…

  • Evaluating the Immediate Impact of Graphic Messages for Vaping Prevention among Black and Latino Adolescents

    Open Access•Francisco Cartujano‐Barrera, Ruthmarie Hernández-Torres et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2022

    The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the immediate impact of vaping prevention graphic messages on the susceptibility to future vaping among Black and Latino adolescents (ages 12 to 17). Graphic messages (available in English and Spanish) were developed using participatory research procedures with Black and Latino adolescents. Recruitment was conducted by a team of diverse, bilingual (English and Spanish), trained recruiters. Participant…

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  • Proactive and Reactive Recruitment of Black and Latino Adolescents in a Vaping Prevention Randomized Controlled Trial

    Open Access•Francisco Cartujano‐Barrera, Ruthmarie Hernández-Torres et al.•ARTICLE•Children•2022

    The purpose of this study was to assesses the effectiveness of proactive and reactive methods in the recruitment of Black and Latino adolescents into a vaping-prevention randomized controlled trial (RCT). This study also assessed the characteristics of study participants by recruitment method. Proactive recruitment strategies included study presentations at community-based events (e.g., festivals, health fairs), school-based events (e.g., back-to…

  • Evaluating the Immediate Impact of Graphic Messages for Vaping Prevention among Black and Latino Adolescents

    Open Access•Francisco Cartujano‐Barrera, Ruthmarie Hernández-Torres et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2022

    The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the immediate impact of vaping prevention graphic messages on the susceptibility to future vaping among Black and Latino adolescents (ages 12 to 17). Graphic messages (available in English and Spanish) were developed using participatory research procedures with Black and Latino adolescents. Recruitment was conducted by a team of diverse, bilingual (English and Spanish), trained recruiters. Participant…

  • Are Black and Latino adolescents being asked if they use electronic cigarettes and advised not to use them? Results from a community-based survey

    Open Access•Margaret Connolly, Daniel P Croft et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Public Health•2023

    Objective This study aimed to explore whether African American/Black and Hispanic/Latino adolescents are being asked about electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use (vaping) and advised not to use them. Methods In 2021, adolescents ( N = 362) with no vaping history, self-identified as African American/Black and/or Hispanic/Latino, and able to read and speak English and/or Spanish were recruited through partner schools and community-based organizatio…

  • Exposure to E-Cigarette Marketing and Susceptibility to Future Vaping among Black and Latino Adolescents in the United States

    Open Access•Ruthmarie Hernández-Torres, Hongyue Wang et al.•ARTICLE•Children•2024

    Evidence suggests an association between exposure to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) marketing and e-cigarette use (vaping) among adolescents. However, there is limited evidence on exposure to e-cigarette marketing and susceptibility to future vaping, especially among Black and Latino adolescents. This study aimed to examine associations between exposure to e-cigarette marketing and susceptibility to future vaping among Black and Latino adoles…

  • Kick Vaping

    Open Access•Rafael H Orfin, Jeffrey Wilmer Ramos Santiago et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Ethnicity in Substance…•2024

    It is feasible to recruit and retain Latino young adults in a vaping cessation text messaging intervention. Kick Vaping generated high satisfaction among Latino young adults, significantly increased self-efficacy, and resulted in a notable vaping cessation rate at Month 3. Additional testing in a randomized controlled trial is warranted to assess the efficacy of the intervention

  • Assessing Text Messaging Interactivity with a Vaping Cessation Intervention Among Latino Young Adults

    Rafael H Orfin, Edgar I Alaniz-Cantú et al.•ARTICLE•Substance Use & Misuse•2025

    Objective To assess text messaging interactivity with a vaping cessation intervention among Latino young adults.Methods As part of a single-arm pilot study, 40 Latino young adults (ages 18–25) received Kick Vaping, a vaping cessation text messaging intervention. Kick Vaping, available in English and Spanish, was developed in partnership with a Community Advisory Board of Latino young adults and consisted of 212 text messages delivered throughout …

Medicine (6 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (2 works) · Electronic cigarette (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (2 works) · Internet privacy (2 works)

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