New Resources to Educate and Encourage Tobacco Cessation

New Resources to Educate and Encourage Tobacco Cessation.
Below is a suite of recently released cessation resources  which can be used to educate and encourage cessation among individuals who use tobacco—not only among adults, but youth as well. 

Cessation Medicines Web Content on CDC.gov/Tips
OSH launched the second phase of updated Tips From Former Smokers® web content about quit-smoking medicines. These new webpages outline helpful information for selecting a quit-smoking medicine (Which Medicine is Right for You) as well as information on learning how to use the medicines (How to Use Quit Smoking Medicines). In addition, a new page was added to help people manage withdrawal symptoms (7 Common Withdrawal Symptoms).  

Healthcare Provider Clinical Subspecialty Webpages
OSH developed new web content geared toward clinical subspecialists. The Care Settings webpages provide information related to the health impact of smoking, the health benefits of quitting, clinical interventions for cessation, and a call to action to specialty care teams to help their patients quit. Additionally, the pages point to resources for clinical teams and fact sheets that can be printed and shared.

Million Hearts Tobacco Cessation Change Package Tutorial Video
OSH launched a new 5-minute tutorial video to help familiarize clinicians and others in healthcare systems with the Million Hearts Tobacco Cessation Change Package. The video illustrates quality improvement steps health systems can take to make cessation treatment a part of routine patient care.

AAP’s Youth Tobacco Cessation: Considerations for Clinicians Resource
With support from CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a new resource, Youth Tobacco Cessation: Considerations for Clinicians. This brief, practical guide is designed to support pediatric health clinicians in screening patients for tobacco use and providing behavioral and pharmacologic support to help youth quit. The resource introduces an easy, 3-step model, “Ask-Counsel-Treat (ACT),” to guide clinical interactions around cessation. Supplementary material was also created to support implementation of the resource, including an EHR Tipsheet and a webpage on Behavioral Cessation Supports for Youth and Young Adults.

ACPM’s Roadmap for Integration of Tobacco Cessation Treatment into Routine Care
With support from CDC, the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) hosted a series of convenings, input from which led to the development of ACPM’s Strategic Roadmap for the Integration of Tobacco Use and Dependence Interventions into Clinical Care. The Roadmap outlines key actions for the next 10 years needed to accelerate improvement in the state of clinical tobacco dependence treatment. The actions are grouped into three areas: Medical Education, Health Systems Change, and Policy. Stakeholders can use the resource to identify where they can contribute to the process to drive change in their respective areas of influence and authority.

Together, these products meaningfully contribute to the existing suite of tools and resources that better equip all of us to support our family members, patients, neighbors, and constituents in taking the critical step to improve their health by quitting tobacco.