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Tobacco Education E-Newsletter
Smoking Cessation and the Adult Patient
May 2013, Issue 2
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| Take Our Survey! |
The Cook County Department of Public Health, Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, and the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics want to help you make the most of smoking cessation programs in your practice! Please help us by taking this brief survey, so that we may better serve you.
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American Academy of Family Physicians:
Talk With Your Doctor Initiative
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Tobacco is still the number one preventable cause of death and disease. AAFP has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) to launch a "Talk with Your Doctor" initiative to increase physician-patient dialogue on tobacco dependence.
Talk to patients, friends, and family about tobacco dependence, and help them quit. Brief tobacco cessation interventions are effective, and patients want to be asked.
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| Illinois Tobacco Quitline |
Refer your patients to the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, a free resource, funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health, for people who want to quit for good.
Registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and certified tobacco-treatment counselors are on call 7 days a week, 7am-11pm, to answer all of your patients' tobacco-related questions.
The Quitline serves a diverse client base, with Spanish-speaking counselors and live translation services in over 200 languages!
Refer your patients today by using the Illinois Tobacco Quitline fax referral form in English or Spanish.
If you want more information about the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, or for free promotional materials (brochures, tear off pads, posters, etc.), please contact the Illinois Tobacco Quitline at 217-787-5864.
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| Resources You Can Use |
American Academy of Family Physicians
- An article from the March 2012 issue of American Family Physician with many tips for helping your adult patients with smoking cessation.
- List of office resources - A list of materials to use in your practice to promote smoking
cessation.
American Lung Association
- Freedom from Smoking - Resources to build a group clinic (also available online) that includes eight sessions and features a step-by-step plan for quitting smoking.
CDC Posters for Provider Practices
- The CDC website provides a list of smoking cessation materials.
Illinois Department of Public Health
- The Burden of Tobacco In Illinois; Prevalence, Impact and Cost (2013) has been published and is now available on the Illinois Department of Public Health website. Access the report here.
National Cancer Institute, US Department of Health and Human Services, and National Institutes of Health - SmokeFree Teen Program
- A comprehensive listing of the harm of smoking and health benefits of quitting.
- A listing of resources to help patients quit smoking.
US Department of Health and Human Services
- A list of Surgeon General Reports on a variety of smoking-related topics.
US Preventative Services Task Force
- Access the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on counseling to prevent tobacco use in adults and pregnant women here.
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| About this Newsletter |
The IAFP is pleased to continue the 2013 e-newsletter series regarding smoking prevention and cessation. The May issue will focus on smoking cessation in the adult patient. Each newsletter, will contain updates, links to resources, and strategies for you to implement in your practice.
This newsletter was created by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians and is made possible by the Cook County Department of Public Health through funds received from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Do you have questions regarding smoking cessation? Do you have a success story that you would like to share in an upcoming issue? Contact Sara Gadberry, IAFP Education and Accreditation Manager, at sgadberry@iafp.com. |
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