The following Tobacco Cessation resources were developed in response to requests by Region VIII CHC clinicians for effective tobacco cessation strategies. Community Health Centers are encouraged to print these resources for their own use.
If you utilize a clinical resource appropriate for health center clinicians that is not listed on this webpage, please contact the CHAMPS Clinical Quality Improvement Director.
For additional information on related topics, please visit the CHAMPS Substance Use Disorder Resources webpage.
Please click or scroll down for:
Evidence Based Clinical Guidelines
Tobacco Cessation Provider Resources
Tobacco Cessation Patient Education Resources
Other Online Resources
National Quitlines
EVIDENCE BASED CLINICAL GUIDELINES
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
2008
TOBACCO CESSATION PROVIDER RESOURCES
Addressing Tobacco in Dental Settings: A Resource for Dental Professionals
Campaign for Dental Health (2018)
A Guide for Health Centers to Address Tobacco Use Among Agricultural Worker Patients
National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. (2024)
Health Care Professionals: Help Your Patients Quit Smoking
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
HHS Framework to Support and Accelerate Smoking Cessation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (2024)
Investigating Tobacco and Nicotine Use in Adolescents: Current Trends in Nicotine-Containing Product Use
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Multidisciplinary Model for Tobacco Cessation
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) (2022)
Payment Reimbursement Tips: FQHC Requirements for Tobacco Cessation Counseling
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) (2023)
Resources for Health Professionals
SmokeFree.Gov
Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) (2020)
The Intersection of Tobacco and Opioid Use Disorder: A Guide for Health Center Providers
National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (2022)
Tobacco and Health Equity: Interventions, Research, and Strategies to Address Tobacco Use Among Diverse Populations (Special Journal Supplement)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE), and Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) (2020)
Tobacco Cessation
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) (2022)
Tobacco Cessation Patient Case Study
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) (2022)
Tobacco Cessation Resource Guide for Health Centers
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) (2022)
TOBACCO CESSATION PATIENT EDUCATION RESOURCES
The following information has been collected to assist providers with patient education, one piece of an effective tobacco cessation strategy. To provide your patients with appropriate tobacco cessation materials, identify the material that best suits your patient, then click on the title and share the information with your patient (by copying the pages or participating in online interaction).
Quitting
(Online Class; registration required) Freedom From Smoking ® Online
(American Lung Association)
| TOPIC (TYPE OF MATERIAL): | TITLE OF MATERIAL (SOURCE): |
| Smoking: Consequences (Webpage with links to printable resources) | Health Consequences of Smoking: Report of the Surgeon General May 27, 2004 (US Department of Health and Human Services) |
| Smoking: Consequences (Webpage with links to printable resources) | 2006 Surgeon General’s Report- The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) |
| Smoking: Consequences (Webpage with links to printable resources) | Health Consequences of Smoking on the Body (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) |
| Quitting: How To (Webpage with links) | Getting Help to Quit Smoking (American Lung Association) |
| Quitting (Online Guide with printable version) | Smokefree.gov (National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health & Human Services, FirstGov) |
| Tools for Patients (Patient Education Handouts and Rx Assistance) | Clinicians.org/Tobacco Free Association of Clinicians for the Underserved |
| Tools for Patients (Overview, Interventions, Resources, and National Data) | Healthy People 2020 (Department of Health and Human Services) |
| Tools for Patients (Overview, Resources) | Resources for Families: How to Avoid Harmful Tobacco Products (The Campaign for Dental Health) |
Note: Please be aware that the Internet and tobacco cessation research are both dynamic environments and the chosen links may change at any time. For additional information, please browse the Other Online Resources (below).
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
American Lung Association
www.lung.org
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Tobacco Free
oldsite.clinicians.org/tobaccofree
BeTobaccoFree.gov
www.betobaccofree.gov
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
www.tobaccofreekids.org
National African American Tobacco Prevention Network
bhthechange.org/resources/national-african-american-tobacco-prevention-network-naatpn/
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/about-cancer
The Real Cost: E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign
www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/public-health-education-campaigns/real-cost-campaign
Truth Initiative
www.truthinitiative.org
NATIONAL QUITLINES
National Quitline Map
North American Quitline Consortium
www.naquitline.org/page/mappage
There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.Bernard Meltzer