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Welcome to the Minnesota Quitline Network

On May 1, the Call it Quits Referral Program became the Minnesota Quitline Network.

While the name is different, the referral process hasn’t changed. The Minnesota Quitline Network enables health professionals and community organizations to use a single form and fax number to refer the people they serve to tobacco quitline support. All Minnesota residents – whether covered by a health plan or not – have access to free support to quit.

People who use tobacco are referred to quitline support via fax from an enrolled health care or community-based site. A trained quitline coach will contact the user (rather than waiting for the user to call the quitline) to invite them into a phone-based counseling program, whether it’s through the individual’s health insurance or QUITPLAN® Services. And, it’s all free.

Learn more about the Minnesota Quitline Network.

New Tips® Campaign Ads and Free Materials

In April, CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers campaign resumed and will run for 25 weeks. The 15- and 30-second ads will air nationally on television, online, and in print advertisements. Markets that have higher rates of cigarette smoking will have additional airings and advertisements for increased awareness.

New ads will feature:

Brian, 63, an Air Force veteran, had his first heart attack at age 35, while on assignment overseas. He quit smoking in 2009 and received a heart transplant in July 2012. In January 2017, Brian was diagnosed with lung cancer and had part of his lung removed. Christine, 55, began smoking at age 16. At age 44, she was diagnosed with oral cancer, which eventually required doctors to remove half of her jaw. Sharon, 58, began smoking at age 13. In 1997, at age 37, she was diagnosed with stage IV throat cancer. Tiffany, 40, started smoking at 19, even though her mother, a smoker, died of lung cancer. Tiffany quit smoking in 2011—wanting to be around for her own teenage daughter. The Tips® campaign can help people in your own community quit smoking. CDC provides many free materials, social media images, FAQs, expert talking points—even a pocket card for talking with smokers who want to quit. Learn more about free Tips® campaign materials you can use in your community.

Upcoming

Webinar: Turning Challenges into Dollars - Enhancing Tobacco Cessation Billing in your Organization

Billing Medicaid is not always simple, and often challenges arise navigating complex codes that vary by state. Join the National Behavioral Health Network, the American Lung Association and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center for this co-hosted webinar to learn how to improve reimbursement for your tobacco cessation services with state Medicaid programs.

Tuesday, June 19
2-3:30 p.m. CST

Register here.

Now Enrolling: BREATHE Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training

This training is designed to equip you with evidence-based skills to treat tobacco dependence across a range of settings. The course includes didactic presentations, videos, written assignments, and an interactive evaluation of counseling skills. Training is delivered using Canvas, a learning platform that and can be accessed from a variety of devices. The course is self-paced but the expected time for completing the course is 6-10 weeks.

Sign up for one of these cohorts:

• July 11
• August 8
• October 10
  

Learn more and register.

Resources and Training

Free ICSI Tobacco Health Systems Change Starter Toolkit for Clinics

This toolkit provides key resources and practical tools to help clinics and health systems improve how they address tobacco use. Many of these resources have been to advancing tobacco as a priority across health systems and to conduct practice coaching and quality improvement support.

Get the toolkit.

Free Tobacco Cessation Webinar Series for Oral Health Providers

This four-part webinar series is worth one fundamental continuing education credit and focuses on: Tobacco’s role as a common risk factor for oral diseases, learning how to assess the patient, motivational interviewing techniques, available resources, and referral options.

Access the webinar series.

Free Brochures Promoting the New American Indian Quitline A NEW brochure promoting the American Indian Quitline from QUITPLAN Services is now available! Please visit www.quitplan.com and click on “Request Materials” to order brochures for your organization.

From the Field

Online Provider Training will Deliver Quit Services to More People Living with Mental Illness

People with mental illnesses die on average 20 to 25 years earlier than their peers without mental illnesses. Many of these deaths are due to health problems caused by smoking, including lung cancer, COPD, and heart disease.

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness), an organization that for more than four decades has offered education, support and advocacy on behalf of those with a mental illness, has been expanding its work to address the health and wellness of people living with a mental illness, especially to encourage smoking cessation.

Learn more about NAMI Minnesota's efforts to reduce smoking in this community.

Become a Network Member

The Minnesota Quitline Network enables health professionals and community organizations to use a single form and fax number to refer the people they serve to tobacco quitline support. All Minnesota residents – whether covered by a health plan or not – have access to free support to quit.

The Network refers thousands of people to quitline support every year. This is made possible with the participation of over 1,100 members, which include organizations like dental clinics, mental health practices, primary care clinics and hospitals, community-based organizations, and other allied health professionals.

Start referring people to quitline support. Register your organization today!

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