Tobacco Control

Information for Clinicians

Information about the NYS Medicaid Benefit

Online Cessation Trainings

In-Person Cessation Trainings 

Publications

• List of Quit Smoking Programs in NYC (by borough) 
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• Quit to Save brochure 
  Other languages: [Español]
  
  
• Help Your Patients Quit Smoking: A Coaching Guide 
  
  
• Smoking Cessation to Mental Health Providers Detailing Kit 
  
  
• City Health Information: Treating Tobacco Addiction (Sept 2010) 
  
  
• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Clinical Practice Guideline 
  
  
• Helping Smokers Quit—A Guide For Clinicians 
  
  
• Surgeon General's Reports Related to Tobacco
  
  
• Tobacco Quit Kit 
  
  
• Youth Tobacco Cessation: A Guide for Making Informed Decisions
  
  
• New York City Free Patch Program 
  
  
• More publications...

Websites

• The New York State Department of Health website on tobacco has useful materials on tobacco (particularly on anti-smoking laws) for health care professionals.
  
  
• The website operated by the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), which is a division within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, offers useful tobacco related information for health care professionals.
  
  
• The website run by the Office of the Surgeon General contains materials specifically designed for clinicians that address the latest drugs and counseling techniques for treating tobacco use and dependence.
  
  
• The website of the Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (TEPP) of the Arizona Department of Health includes trainings and presentations, provided by the members of the TEPP network, that are designed for a wide variety of health care professionals.
  
  
• Treatobacco.net provides evidence-based data and practical support for the treatment of tobacco dependence. The website is maintained by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Addiction (SRNT) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Europe.
  
  
• The Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting organizations in building and growing highly effective tobacco control programs. They provide expert assistance, in-depth information, and other services to help clients succeed in their tobacco control efforts.

Information for Teachers

• CDC Sports Initiative
  
  
• Guidelines for School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction 
  
  
• MMWR — Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle and High School Students—United States, 2004
  
  
• Providers’ Script