American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout

Dear Colleague:

Today, CDC.gov is featuring an article that highlights The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout that takes place on November 17 of this year. In addition to urging smokers to quit for one day and to set a date to quit for good, this article also includes a specific focus on smokers with mental health conditions. The story from Tips™ participant, Rebecca, a smoker who also suffered with depression, will appear in the article.

We are relying on you to help us reach smokers to get them engaged by quitting smoking for one day on November 17 and by creating a quit plan.

Below is a list of resources we hope you will use to plan your own communication activities and also share with your tobacco-control partners.

CDC Feature Article, Get Ready…Set…Quit!, contains:

• Suggestions and links to how participants can celebrate the Great American Smokeout with others—for example, by participating in social media conversations, chatting live with a counselor or calling a quitline, or teaming up with a friend or family member for encouragement.
• A video featuring a participant from CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers campaign.
• A link to the CDC Vital Signs publication on adult smokers with mental illness.
• 5 recommendations on preparing to quit smoking.
• A positive “you can quit” message, along with quitting resources.

Social Media

OSH social media platforms will support the release of the CDC feature article by including information about the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout and encouraging smokers to quit or make plans to quit on November 17.  Follow @CDCTobaccoFree on Facebook and Twitter for timely sharing of this content with your own fans and followers.

Thank you,

Source: CDC/Office on Smoking and Health