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Tobacco Prevention Program
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The benefits of quitting |
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Learn why nicotine is a powerful addiction |
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Good reasons for quitting |
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Five keys to quitting |
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Community Tobacco Cessation Partnership
The Community Tobacco Cessation Partnership provides trainings on Best Practice Guidelines in Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence as defined by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Ongoing support includes technical assistance, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and cessation education materials. Organizations within the Partnership serve populations who have the highest prevalence of smoking in King County. The Partnership will utilize these key strategies to reduce prevalence of tobacco use and health disparities caused by tobacco:
- Promote systems change
- Change social norms
- Provide and promote access to treatment
- Promotion of the
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Quitline
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Tobacco laws and regulations
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State and local laws on tobacco |
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Master Settlement Agreement |
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Information for retailers:
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Tobacco fact sheets
Tobacco Facts including information on secondhand smoke, what's in a cigarette, cigars and your health, smoking and various health conditions and more...
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Information for educators:
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Promoting smoke-free multiunit housing
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Trainings
Public Health-Seattle & King County Tobacco Prevention provides professional trainings to help you – implement a comprehensive tobacco treatment component at health care faculty (primary care, family planning, dental, mental health, pharmacy), understand the tobacco issue in general, implement smoke free policy for your business or facility, help employees quit smoking, mitigate smoking issues in public housing, understand the new tobacco laws, secondhand smoke.
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Clinical Guidelines for Treating Nicotine Addiction (PPT) |
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Youth Volunteers
A successful Tobacco Prevention Program must include youth involvement. Public Health's Tobacco Prevention Program is always looking for more youth volunteers to take part in various tobacco prevention activities.
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Tobacco-related external links
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A brief history of tobacco |
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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids |
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Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups |
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Washington's Tobacco Quit Line: Free Help for Tobacco Users |
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Tobacco Prevention Program, 401 - 5th Ave, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104-2333
Phone: 206-296-7613
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