Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
As stated by the AAFP, there's strong evidence that advice from a health care professional can more
than double smoking cessation success rates. And research shows that patients are more satisfied with their health care if their primary care provider offers smoking cessation interventions – even if patients are not yet ready to quit.
In an effort to support family physicians who are taking a frontline approach to helping tobacco users quit or avoid starting, the AAFP provides valuable resources, including:
- AAFP "Ask and Act" Practice Tool Kit
The AAFP's tobacco cessation program, "Ask and Act," encourages you to ASK your patients about tobacco use, then to ACT to help them quit. Take advantage of the resources on this site to make your interventions with your patients who use tobacco even more effective.
- Tar Wars
Tar Wars is a tobacco-free education program for fourth- and fifth-grade students. The program is designed to teach children about the short-term health effects and image-based consequences of tobacco use, and about being tobacco free by providing them tools to make positive decisions regarding their health and promote personal responsibility for their well being.
Additional Resources
- Michigan Providers Tobacco Cessation Tool Kit
- White Paper: The Economic Impact of Raising the State Tax on Cigarettes and Other
Tobacco Products in Michigan - AAFP Clinical Policies on Tobacco and Smoking
- AAFP Recommendations on Tobacco Cessation
- AAFP Position Paper on Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
- Patient Education Handout: Tobacco Addiction
- The Online Guide to Quitting