New York State Tobacco Control Program

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New York State Tobacco Control Program

• Cessation Strategies

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New York State Tobacco Control Program

• NYTCP Program Goals
• Eliminate Exposure to Second-hand smoke
• Decrease the social acceptability of tobacco use
• Promote cessation from tobacco use
• Prevent initiation of tobacco use among youth and
  young adults
• Build and maintain an effective tobacco control
  infrastructure
• Contribute to the Science of Tobacco Control

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New York State Tobacco Control Program

• NYTCP Strategies
• Community Mobilization
• Cessation
• Media and Counter-marketing
• Supported by Evaluation and Research

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New York State Tobacco Cessation Strategies


Self-Quit
Media

• Tobacco
• Dependence
• Treatment
• Health Care Organizations
• Community Programs

Tobacco Users
Policy

• New York State Smokers Quitline
• Counseling
• Phone
• Web-based
• NRT
• Information and Self-help Materials
• Referral

Health Care Systems
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New York State Tobacco Control Program

• Media
• TV radio, print, out-of-home
• Spots from CDC Media Campaign Resource Center
• Promotes both general cessation messages and
  Quitline

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New York State Tobacco Control Program

• Policy
• Price
• Clean Indoor Air policies
• Voluntary smoke free home and car policies

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New York State Tobacco Control Program

• Health Care System
• Health Plans
• HEDIS measures
• Coverage of NRT and counseling
• Cessation Centers
• Hospitals (JCAHO Standards)
• Primary Care
• Specialists

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New York State Tobacco Control Program

• Cessation Resources
• New York State Smokers Quit Line
• Cessation Centers
• Medicaid coverage of pharmacotherapy

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Medicaid Coverage

• Population with high rates of use
• Coverage of over the counter and prescription
  pharmacotherapy
• Two 12-week courses per year

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Cessation Centers

• 19 Centers beginning August 2004
• Main purpose is to implement Public Health
  Service Guidelines for Smoking Cessation
• Secondary purpose direct client service
• Promote availability of cessation resources

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Cessation Centers

• Partnerships with
• Hospitals
• Health Centers
• Group Practices
• Individual Practitioners
• MH / SA Treatment Facilities

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Cessation Centers

• Provide
• Training Technical Assistance
• Grand Rounds
• Individual Instruction
• Academic Detailing
• Office Practice Kits
• Sharing of best practices
• Can supply some funding

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Cessation Centers

• Referrals
• To Quitline via fax
• Provider receives follow up report
• Cessation Center reports number of referrals
  generated

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Cessation Centers

• Evaluation
• Need to demonstrate efficacy of training
• Quarterly follow-up