Helping Smokers Quit Report: Register for Dec. 7th Webinar

On December 7, 2011, the American Lung Association will be releasing its fourth annual Helping Smokers Quit: Tobacco Cessation Coverage 2011 report. This report provides an overview of smoking cessation services and treatments offered in each state by Medicaid, Medicare, state employee plans, quitlines and private insurance. It also discusses past and future federal government actions to help smokers quit.

This year, the report will feature a list of the Ten Most Quit-Friendly States and Ten Least Quit-Friendly States. The report is a great resource to focus media and policymaker attention on cessation coverage policies. You can read last year’s report here.

You are invited to join us for a Webinar on the release date. We will discuss the findings, focus of this year’s report, and 2011 trends. Please share this invitation with staff, volunteers and tobacco control partners you think would be interested.

What: Helping Smokers Quit – 2011 External Webinar

When: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 2:00 p.m. EST

Who: Tobacco control partners nationwide. Note: this call is not for media. Reporters are invited to contact Mary Havell at 202-715-3459 or mary.havell@lung.org for more information or to schedule separate interviews.

How: Register here.

Please contact Jennifer Singleterry (jennifer.singleterry@lung.org) or Mary Havell (mary.havell@lung.org) with any questions.

Source: Jennifer Singleterry, Manager, Cessation Policy, American Lung Association