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Amanda L. Holm, MPH, Project ManagerAmanda L. Holm, MPH, Project ManagerHAP Worksite Wellness forumHAP Worksite Wellness forum

October 18, 2012October 18, 2012

Get ready for the Great American Smokeout!

• American Cancer Society’s 37th annual event• November 15, 2012• Purpose of the observance is “encouraging smokers

to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day.”

• Contact TTS for quitting resources and information

How can TTS help?

• Lunch & Learn presentations• Smoking Intervention Program telephone

counseling– Free to community for a limited time!

• Freedom From Smoking group classes

Success rates

• Research shows the best success rates come from the combination of counseling and medications

• All TTS programs review medication options; SIP facilitates getting prescriptions

• Quit rates of 20-25% (compare with 3-5% with no assistance) for SIP

• Quit rates of 40-100% for FFS

Testimonials• “My SIP counselor calls and emails me all the time. And I can call or email

her anytime.”• “After 32 years of smoking, I was up to more than a pack a day. I made

hundreds of attempts to quit, but never quit longer than 72 hours. This time I’ve been smoke-free since Sept. 27, and the difference was the Henry Ford Freedom From Smoking program.”

• "The SIP program was tailored to my needs and very convenient. All the materials I needed were mailed to my home. My counselor was an excellent support. She called and checked in with me, we had frequent phone conversations, and I could call her any time I felt myself slipping."

• "When I smoked, my co-workers could hear me coming because I was constantly coughing. I could hardly breathe bringing groceries in from the car. Now I don't cough and I can even exercise. I smoked for 44 years, and tried to quit many times. I'm so glad I never quit trying!"

Questions and answers?

• For copies of our brochures or flyers, more information about TTS, or with other

questions, call (313) 874-3959 or email aholm1@hfhs.org

THANK YOU!