Below
are links to essential resources, updates on upcoming
activities, and key website features tailored to support your success!
Best and Promising Practices / Learning Community
Project on Lung Cancer Screening
Research and Evaluation
Quitline Sustainability
Top Webpages and Web Features You Should Know About
Best and Promising Practices / Learning Community
| Please contact Katie Mason, Research and Evaluation Manager, at kmason@naquitline.org with any questions on Best and Promising Practices / Learning Community. |
Re-released Youth Tobacco Cessation Brief
The aim of this brief is to bring current research-based information on youth tobacco use, state quitline practices for supporting youth in quitting, and issues of importance to the quitline community going forward regarding youth tobacco cessation. The learning community aimed to find recommendations for quitlines on youth cessation services, however the available literature and quitline practice did not meet NAQC’s criteria for best and promising practices. As a result, this brief serves to provide a literature review and summary of quitline practice while also highlighting areas where additional research is needed in order to make recommendations on best practices for quitlines in youth cessation services. The re-released version of the brief includes new resources and updated data.
As an accompanying resource, we have developed an infographic that showcases national youth data that you can use when speaking to the need for quitline services and resources for youth.
| Please contact Patryce Curtis, MS, Senior Consultant, at pcurtis@naquitline.org with any questions on Lung Cancer Screening. |
Project
ENGAGE: Training Tobacco Treatment Specialists on Use of a Patient Decision Aid
on Lung Cancer Screening
NAQC is excited to share that our work on lung cancer screening (LCS) continues
with the PCORI-funded Project ENGAGE: Training TTSs
on use of a Patient Decision Aid on Lung Cancer Screening.
Lung cancer screening (LCS) with low dose computed tomography has the potential
to save 12,000 lives in the U.S. each year, but a very low proportion of people
who are eligible for screening receive it. Tobacco treatment specialists
(TTSs), based in quitline and community settings, work with many people who use
tobacco and who are eligible for lung cancer screening. They are well
positioned to increase awareness and assist their clients in making well
informed decisions about screening.
Project ENGAGE, draws from several key evidence-based learning platforms to create
an innovative new on-line training module for Tobacco treatment Specialists and
other treatment providers. This module will also offer learning opportunities
on LCS, an effective patient decision aid, and the process of shared patient-provider
decision making. Our project partners, who include the University of Texas MD
Anderson Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, the American College of
Chest Physicians, The Association for Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence,
the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs, and members of the North
American Quitline Consortium, collectively form the 14-member Project ENGAGE
Advisory Group.
Research and Evaluation
| Please contact Katie Mason, Research and Evaluation Manager, at kmason@naquitline.org with any questions on Research and Evaluation. |
Findings from the 2022 Annual Survey (Webinar PPT/Recording)
Since 2004, NAQC has conducted an annual survey of quitlines in North America. The information collected in the survey advances our understanding of quitline operations and services. The survey collects information on quitline financing, counseling interventions, medication provision, utilization, and evaluation. Aggregate results are shared with the quitline community and partners and help achieve NAQC's mission of monitoring overall progress of quitlines and promoting evidence based quitline services across diverse communities in North America.
2023 survey results are coming in the summer and will feature additional information on pharmacotherapy and youth.
The results of the 2022 survey can be viewed here.
WEBINAR on July 31
Updated Quitline Call and Texting Portal Data
NAQC has improved how we catalog monthly national cessation service data and trends. Data from NCI and NAQC trend analyses for 1-800 QUIT NOW and the National Texting Portal are available for members to view on our website through the July service period. Visit the updated webpage to explore current and past reports. For more information about National Cessation Services Portals and data, visit https://smokefree.gov/about-us/cessation-services-data.
Frequently Asked Questions on the MDSs
Staff has developed a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help partners better understand the current MDS and its significance, NAQC technical assistance available to help navigate and effectively use these data, and opportunities to discuss data quality, modernization, and equity. These questions address what the Minimal Data Set (MDS) is, how it differs from other quitline data collection efforts, and how to use the MDS to guide your work.
Quitline Sustainability
| Please contact Tracey Strader, Senior Program Manager, at tstrader@naquitline.org with any questions on Quitline Sustainability and Cost-Sharing Partnerships. |
Orientation, Discussion Groups and Technical Assistance on Quitline Sustainability and Cost-Sharing Partnerships
Cost-Sharing Group Meetings generally occur via Zoom on a monthly basis. While presentations are provided from time to time, the purpose of the discussions is peer learning. States share updates on their work with Medicaid, State as Employer, Commercial Insurers, Self-insured Employers, or their work in changing eligibility to advance public private partnerships.
The first three videos in NAQC’s new orientation series on quitline cost-sharing partnerships are available online. Recordings are no more than 20 minutes in length and include an Overview of the Cost-Sharing Partnership Process, a tutorial on the State Cessation Environmental Assessment Tool, and an Overview of Medicaid Partnership Options. Each video is accompanied by supporting resources.
Individual technical assistance is available to any state wishing to obtain guidance on their plans or approach. Topics may include environmental assessment, relationship building, making a business case, or other similar topics. Some states choose to engage on a regular, periodic basis, while others engage on an as needed basis. From time to time, states may bring other health department staff, or their Medicaid colleagues or others to the TA session. States generally set at least one public private partnership goal for the year.
WEBINAR on November 14
Top Webpages and Web Features You Should Know About
| Please contact Natalia Gromov, Administrative Consultant, at ngromov@naquitline.org with any questions on website or communications. |
Map of State and Provincial Quitlines
To learn about the quitline services in any state or province, visit the Quitline Map and then click on the state or province. The Quitline Map continues to be the most visited and utilized page on the NAQC website. We have made updates to make it even more useful for marketing your quitline. Below is a reminder of several profile features:
- An open text box was added under each section of the map profile that can be used to share supplemental information with viewers.
- "Enroll in online cessation services” button was added to simplify the enrollment process in the online services of smokers visiting the map profile.
NAQC makes updates to smoke-free laws and tobacco taxes biannually and posts benchmarking survey data in the summer. If you have any questions or suggestions on how to improve the map profiles, please contact profiles@naquitline.org.
New Website Feature
We have posted a Resource Rotator near the footer of NAQC's homepage to make locating the most important and newest resources easier. Please let us know if anything is missing from this list.
Peer-to-Peer Communications through the NEW ListServ and Membership Directory (members-only)
Have a question for your peers? Post it to the new and improved NAQC ListServ to gain feedback from other quitline professionals in real time. Posting a question is easy. Simply send an email to NAQClist@naquitline.org.
Please visit the membership directory page to access the online directory (members-only). Note: Please make sure to keep your membership information current. You can update your information by signing into your NAQC membership profile.
Contact membership@naquitline.org with any questions or for assistance with making member profile updates.
Thank you again for the important work you do and your support! If you have any questions, please contact us at naqc@naquitline.org or 800-398-5489 ext. 707.
We look forward to another year of moving quitlines forward!
