Yuba County Tobacco Education Coalition wants
YOU!
Let's work together to promote a TOBACCO FREE COMMUNITY! We
have the power to make a difference for a healthier future. A
Tobacco Education Coalition meeting schedule is available
here.
Medi-Cal Members: Want to Stop Smoking?
Get a FREE $20 gift card when you call the
California Smoker's Helpline at 1-800-No Butts (1-800-662-8887).
Click here
for more information.
No-Cost Smoking Cessation Classes are Available
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January 2015 detailed schedule
View the Schedule in English
View the Schedule in Spanish
View the Schedule in Hmong
2015 January-December Schedule (6 week courses)
View the Schedule in English
View the Schedule in Spanish
View the Schedule in Hmong
Additional Classes will be scheduled on an as needed basis. Self-help materials are available. Referrals to treatment
are available. Services are provided at no-cost. Languages
served: English, Spanish and Hmong.
Yuba County Tobacco Statistics and Cessation Fact Sheet
A Yuba County Tobacco Cessation Fact Sheet which contains
information on smoking prevalence, smoking-associated disease, and
smoking cessation information and strategies is available
here.
1-800-No-Butts
The California Smokers' Helpline is a telephone program that can help
you quit smoking. Helpline services are free, funded by the California
Department of Public Health and by First 5 California. The Helpline has
been in operation since 1992. Every month, thousands of Californians
call and receive help.
Yuba County Smoking and Smoking Associated Adverse Health Outcomes
Smoking is a primary risk factor
for heart disease, hypertension, stroke, lung cancer, several other
cancers and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Yuba County smoking prevalence and smoking-associated adverse health
outcome data is available
here.
Surgeon General's Report on Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and
Young Adults
Each day in the United States, over 3,800 young people under 18 years
of age smoke their first cigarette, and over 1,000 youth under age 18
become daily cigarette smokers. The vast majority of Americans who begin
daily smoking during adolescence are addicted to nicotine by young
adulthood. View the Surgeon General's Report on Preventing Tobacco Use
Among Youth and Adults below:
Medical and Health Care Providers
Spend 60 Seconds and Save a Life
Asking
and advising patients to quit is not just good patient care, but can
actually double the chance a smoker will make a quit attempt. Helpline
services have been proven in clinical trials to DOUBLE a smokers' chance
of successfully quitting.
all your patients about smoking.
"Do you smoke?"
your patients who smoke to quit.
"Make it a priority to quit, it's important for your health"
smokers to the California Smokers’ Helpline for a FREE
personalized plan to quit smoking.
"Call 1-800-NO-BUTTS and your chances of successfully quitting
will at least double."
Order Free Materials
To order FREE Helpline brochures, cards, posters and other materials,
please click here.
Public Health Service-sponsored Clinical Practice Guideline Treating
Tobacco Use and Dependence (2008)
This clinical practice guideline was designed to assist clinicians;
smoking cessation specialists; and healthcare administrators, insurers,
and purchasers in identifying and assessing tobacco users and in
delivering effective tobacco dependence interventions. A quick
reference for the guideline is available
here.
Yuba County Smoking Cessation Resources
(530) 749-6366
Ask for Tobacco Cessation/Smoking Cessation Staff
No-Cost Smoking Cessation Classes are Available
-
January 2015 detailed schedule
View the Schedule in English
View the Schedule in Spanish
View the Schedule in Hmong
2015 January-December Schedule (6 week courses)
View the Schedule in English
View the Schedule in Spanish
View the Schedule in Hmong
Additional Classes will be scheduled on an as needed basis. Self-help materials are available. Referrals to treatment
are available. Services are provided at no-cost. Languages
served: English, Spanish and Hmong.
Upcoming Trainings and Meetings
Tobacco Coalition Meeting
For upcoming Tobacco Coalition Meetings call:
530-749-6366 and ask for a Tobacco staff member.