| Organization |
Web
Address URL |
Brief
Description |
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HSQ-specific resources
|
HSQ Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) |
www.tobaccofreenurses/org/hsq/faq.php
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HSQ Toolkit |
Please find these materials on the HSQ tab for your state. |
Pocket guide Helping
Smokers Quit: A Guide for Clinicians |
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tobacco/clinhlpsmksqt.pdf
|
Nurse-specific
information |
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Tobacco Free Nurses |
www.tobaccofreenurses.org |
Resources for nurses to help patients
quit, for teaching, research, and other areas of tobacco control |
Tobacco Free Nurses
Resources |
www.tobaccofreenurses.org/resources/ |
Tobacco Free Nurses
Library
|
www.tobaccofreenurses.org/library/ |
The Nightingales |
www.nightingalesnurses.org/ |
Nurses whose work focus on bringing
attention to the behavior of the tobacco industry. |
General
Cessation Information |
The US
Surgeon General has stated, "Smoking cessation (stopping smoking)
represents the single most important step that smokers can take to enhance
the length and quality of their lives." |
American Lung Association® (ALA) |
www.lungusa.org |
The ALA offers a variety of smoking
control and prevention programs targeted to specific groups (adults,
adolescents, school use involving community leaders, parents & educators)
|
American Cancer Society
(ACS) |
www.cancer.org/
|
The ACS offers information for patients,
health professionals, and communities. In addition there is a section
on The Great American Smokeout, a nationwide event occurring
the 3rd Thursday of November each year to encourage smokers to quit
for at least one day, in hopes they will quit forever. Get information
on events in your area. |
American
Legacy Foundation |
www.americanlegacy.org |
Resources for advocacy and practice |
www.americanlegacy.org |
The EX® campaign is about re-learning
life without cigarettes. |
Association of Women's
Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) |
www.awhonn.org/awhonn |
Women and Smoking information including
pre- and post-natal smoking. |
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) |
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ |
National data and trends on tobacco
use and its consequences, best practice recommendations |
RX for Change |
rxforchange.ucsf.edu |
Rx for Change: Clinician-Assisted Tobacco
Cessation is a comprehensive, turn-key, tobacco cessation training program
that equips health professional students and licensed clinicians with
state-of-the-art knowledge and skills for assisting patients with quitting.
The program is based on principles set forth in the U.S. Public Health
Service Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. |
Smokefree.gov, resources
for Health Professionals |
www.smokefree.gov/hp.html |
Smoking Cessation Leadership
Center |
smokingcessationleadership.ucsf.edu |
Resources for health professionals and
health care institutions to assist them in engaging in cessation
|
Surgeon General's Reports
on Tobacco |
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/ |
US Surgeon General reports on the consequences
of tobacco use |
The U.S. Public Health
Services’ Tobacco Cessation Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence:
2008 Update. Clinical Practice Guideline. |
www.ahrq.gov/path/tobacco.htm
www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/ |
Access to the Guideline and ancillary
materials for use in clinical practice |
The North American
Quitline Consortium |
www.naquitline.org/ |
Information about services provided
by telephone quitlines |
The Joint Commission
Quality Check |
www.jointcommission.org |
Quality Check is a comprehensive guide
to health care organizations in the United States. |
