“…The recommendations were consistent with those supporting regular meetings and frequent interactions among lay health advisors (Altpeter, Earp, Bishop, & Eng, 1999, Castañeda et al, 2010, Thomas, Eng, Clark, Robinson, & Blumenthal, 1998). A more cost-effective strategy may include the development of virtual communities of cessation practice (CoP; Muramoto, Wassum, Connolly, Matthews, & Ford, 2010; Yuan et al, 2010). Using advanced Web-based technology, virtual CoP groups may have 24-hour access to interactive components (i.e., instant messaging, chat rooms, and blogs), social networking, and virtual resource centers consisting of the latest research on tobacco use and treatments (Muramoto et al, 2010; Yuan et al, 2010).…”