Promoting CDC Tips from Former Smokers to Public Housing Residents
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Panelists:
Bob Burns
Saqi Cho
Robin Scala
Summary: The National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) is working with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health (CDC OSH) and their national tobacco education campaign contractors at the PlowShare Group to increase access to smoking cessation counseling in patients served at Health Centers. NCHPH is recruiting 3-5 Health Centers located in or immediately accessible to public housing developments to participate in a pilot project that promotes the use of the CDC Tips campaign materials. Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®), launched in 2012, features individuals living with the serious health effects of smoking and secondhand smoke exposure. During 2012–2015, the CDC’s Tips® campaign was associated with over half a million sustained quits among U.S. adult smokers, and over 9 million quit attempts. Participants in the pilot project will receive free technical assistance and coaching on how to make the most of these materials. This webinar provided background on the smoking rates for public housing residents, the recent requirement for public housing buildings to implement a smoke-free policy, and an overview of CDC Tips materials and resources (such as Tips print ads and videos) tailored for health care providers and organizations that serve public housing residents. It also provided details on the pilot project and information on how to apply.