1. Local Tobacco Control Resources
Beth Turner, MA, CHES Senior Manager, Tobacco Control & Lung Health

2. Community Partnerships
Local tobacco control support available in all 99 Iowa Counties
Funded by the Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Tobacco Use Prevention & Control
Provide assistance for tobacco cessation,
education, and policy systems change
Some action plan items include:
Point of Sale
Tobacco-free/Nicotine-free Worksites
Youth Tobacco Prevention

3. Quitline Iowa (1-800-QUIT NOW)
Quitline Iowa is a free tobacco cessation resource for
all Iowans that provides:
Expert Coaching
Online Tools
Text Support
Quit Guide
Participants may be eligible to receive free
nicotine replacement therapies

4. Ask, Advise, Refer Trainings
Train health care providers to:
Ask every patient if they use tobacco
Advise all tobacco users to quit
Refer those ready to quit to Quitline Iowa
Best Practices:
Deliver to every patient, every visit
Team approach
Refer patients within 30 days
Community Partnerships available for trainings

5. Freedom From Smoking®
Ranked most effective smoking cessation program in a study of 100 managed care organizations conducted by Fordham University Graduate School of Business
When combined with smoking cessation medications, up to 57% of participants report quitting by the end of the program
Four available options:
In Person Clinic
Online
Helpline
Self Help Guide

6. Freedom From Smoking® Freedom From Smoking® Online
Self-paced web-based learning
Access modules through a protected website
Eight modules, each containing several activities
Freedom From Smoking® HelpLine
Telephone counseling services
Four calls over a four-week period, plus
medication counseling
Freedom From Smoking® In Person Clinic
Small group settings
Eight sessions over a seven-week period
Freedom From Smoking® Self Help Guide
Comprehensive at-home smoking cessation tool

7. Lung HelpLine Toll-free resource
Provides immediate, clear, accurate lung health, lung disease, and tobacco cessation information
Staffed by registered nurses and respiratory therapists
1-800-LUNGUSA

8. Questions
Beth Turner, MA, CHES