DSHS Cessation Helping Texans Quit Barry Sharp MSHP
DSHS Cessation: Helping Texans Quit Barry Sharp, MSHP, CHES Tobacco Prevention & Control Program Texas Department of State Health Services 1
DSHS Cessation: Helping Texans Quit l Today’s Discussion: l l l Texas Tobacco Quitline Priority Populations State Worksite Initiatives 2
Quitlines 101 l What are quitlines? l According to the North American Quitline Consortium: l Quitlines are telephone-based tobacco cessation services that help tobacco users quit. Services offered by quitlines include coaching and counseling, referrals, mailed materials, training to healthcare providers, Web-based services and, in some instances, free medications such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). l Much research shows that quitlines are highly effective in helping tobacco users quit. Due to their ability to reach and serve tobacco users, regardless of location, quitlines have quickly spread across North American. Today, residents in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, each U. S. territory and all ten Canadian provinces have access to public quitline services. 3
Texas Tobacco Quitline l l Began in 1999 as pilot project for the American Cancer Society; Free & Clear took over in 2010. Free counseling statewide Free information resources statewide Free nicotine replacement therapy in selected areas 4
Texas Tobacco Quitline 5
Percent of Callers by Government Employment 6
Who calls Texas Quitline l 84% are tobacco users l l l 3% each are proxy and providers 10% are general public 58% are female, 42% are male 21% are Hispanic Race: l l 64% White, 16% Black, 2% American Indian <1% Asians, Arab, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 7
Who calls Texas Quitline l Tobacco Product of Choice l l 92% cigarettes 4% cigars 3% smokeless Stages of Change l l l 90% are in preparation to quit 7% are ready to take action to quit or set quit date 3% are contemplation or pre-contemplation 8
DSHS Priority Populations l Six Comprehensive Coalitions Funded: l l l Lubbock-Cooper ISD Ector County Health Department Northeast Texas Public Health District Fort Bend County Health Department Austin/Travis County Health Department San Antonio Metropolitan Health District l Targeted Cessation Metropolitan Statistical Areas: l l l l Beaumont-Port Arthur: Hardin, Jefferson and Orange Counties College Station-Bryan: Brazos, Burleson and Robertson Counties Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood: Bell, Coryell and Lampasas Counties Lufkin-Nacogdoches: Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties Texarkana: Bowie County Waco: Mc. Lennan County All State Employees, Retirees and their dependents 9
Boots on the Ground Support 10
So What Does This Mean? l Boots on the Ground support creates a synergistic effect by changing the environment and social norms for the community. This change increases the willingness of tobacco users to change behaviors, thus resulting in additional calls to the quitline. 11
Where to find help: l DSHS Regional Tobacco Coordinators l Region 1: Sherri Scott, Amarillo l Region 2/3: Sandra Cobb, Arlington l Region 4/5 N: Lana Herriman & Dreka Strickland, Tyler l Region 6/5 S: Debbie Melecio, Houston l Region 7: Cindy de. Sa, Temple l Region 8: Rick Meza, San Antonio l Region 9/10: Becky Zima, El Paso l Region 11: Berta Cavazos, Harlingen Email: First. Name. Last. Name@dshs. state. tx. us Website: www. dshs. state. tx. us/tobacco 12
Where to find help: l Texas Prevention Resource Centers, Tobacco Education Specialists: Region 1: Lola Coppage, Lubbock l Region 2: Lekeshia White, Abilene l Region 3: Natalie Buxton, Dallas l Region 4: Ralph Terzolo, Longview l Region 5: Linda Smith, Lufkin l Region 6: Steve Haynes, Houston l Region 7: Mona Carroll, Bryan l Region 8: J. Anthony Garcia, San Antonio l Region 9: Michelle Masoud, Odessa l Region 10: Victor Parra, El Paso l Region 11: Jose Marte Garza, Pharr http: //www. tcada. state. tx. us/prc/index. shtml l 13
Thank you for your time and participation in today’s presentation. Please feel free to contact for more information or assistance. Barry Sharp, MSHP, CHES Program Coordinator Tobacco Prevention & Control Program Barry. Sharp@dshs. state. tx. us 14
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