Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation for Infants, Children and Adolescents

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Source: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Tobacco use prevention and cessation for infants, children, and adolescents. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2004 June. 28 p. Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation for Infants, Children and Adolescents Infants and Children from Birth to 10 Years Old Community intervention. A Children and Adolescents Aged 10 Years and Above Community intervention. A Establish tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure at nearly every visit. A Establish patient's tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure at nearly every visit. A Document tobacco use discussion. A Document the tobacco use discussion. A Is child exposed to smoke? A Compliment the family Patient uses tobacco? Reinforce non-use Assistance with tobacco avoidance: *Advise the tobacco user to stop. *Provide educational and self-help material. *If user is a clinic patient and is interested in quitting, encourage follow-up within 1 month. *Offer phone line. A Interested in quitting? Patient not interested in quitting: *Advise patient to stop using tobacco. *Emphasize short-term negative effects of tobacco. *Provide educational materials. A Patient interested in quitting: *Negotiate quit date. *Provide self-help materials. *Encourage follow-up to occur soon after the quit date. A Does parent, sibling or friend use tobacco? A Compliment patient and/or family A = Annotation Assistance with tobacco avoidance: *Assist patient in developing refusal skills. *Provide educational materials for patient. *If user is present, advise to stop using tobacco. *If user is a clinic patient and is interested in quitting, encourage follow-up or referral to occur within 1 month. *Offer phone line. A All copyrights are reserved by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, Inc.