Tobacco - Florida Agencies and Resources

The Florida Department of Health
Florida Tobacco Prevention Program
(http://www.doh.state.fl.us/tobacco/tobacco_home.html)

The Biomedical Research Program (BRP)
Supports biomedical research on the prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cures for tobacco-related diseases.
(http://www.floridabiomed.com/)

Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
(http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Tobacco/FCIAA.html)

    Tobacco - Florida Clean Indoor Air Act

Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
(http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Tobacco/FCIAA.html)

Florida smokers wishing to kick the habit may get free help by calling the Florida Quit-For-Life Line toll-free at 877-U CAN NOW. Counselors speak English and Spanish. TDD is available for the hearing impaired. Callers speaking other languages may get translation services. The Quitline provides callers with counseling and other information to help them quit smoking. To order brochures, and get other information please visit the QuitLine website.

New Service: Health care providers may have a client complete the form linked below and fax it to the Quitline. Quitline staff will call the client at the time the client requested. Fax to Quit form [PDF; 49.53kb]

ACOG
Excellent presentation site for health care providers on setting up a clinic system to increase tobacco cessation in clients. This site also provides other information from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The following ACOG site includes information on smoking cessation:
http://www.acog.org/from_home/departments/dept_web.cfm?recno=13

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Evidence based information on treating tobacco dependency.
(http://www.ahrq.gov/path/tobacco.htm)

AHEC Networks
Can get resources on and listen to 2 teleconferences geared for prenatal care providers, smoking cessation staff and home visitors. Each provides excellent, but different information. Dr. Siri Akai of the University of Miami was the primary presenter for one of the teleconferences. She presented information on using ACOG's "Smoking Cessation during Pregnancy: A Clinician's Guide to Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking." On the second teleconference, Andree Aubrey and Mary Dailey from Big Bend AHEC presented on implementing the "Make Yours A Fresh Start" model for intervening for prenatal smoking cessation.
(http://www.gnahec.org/tobacco/)

Forever Free...For Baby and Me – Ordering information for the Moffitt Cancer Center’s 10-booklet set for pregnant and postpartum women, based on the empirical literature and intensive interviews with women. The set includes a booklet for the woman’s partner. A Spanish version is also available.
(http://www.moffitt.org/foreverfreestore/)

Nicotine Vaccine- NIDA report on NicVAX, a tobacco cessation vaccine.
(http://www.drugabuse.gov/about/welcome/Messagenicvax.html)

PRAMS
PRAMS report on Maternal Stress in Florida. The report includes an analysis of the relation between prenatal stress, low birth weight, and smoking.
(http://www.cdc.gov/PRAMS/)

Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation Therapy: A Healthcare Practitioner's Guide
(http://www.endsmoking.org/)

Smoke Free Families
Provides information for pregnant smokers, families, and prenatal care professionals on partnering to help pregnant women quit tobacco use. The website also has a supportive card you can print or email to pregnant smokers. The card offers tips for quitting.
(http://www.tobacco-cessation.org/sf)

Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy: A Review of Postpartum Relapse Prevention Strategies

Article from The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice.
(http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/content/full/17/4/264)

The Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network - Goal is to help increase the capacity in every state to establish effective, sustainable, and affordable cessation services.
(www.tcln.org)

The Surgeon General's Website
Tips for smokers who want to quit, has the Surgeon General’s Tobacco Cessation Guidelines for health care professionals, and has press releases
(http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/default.htm)



UCLA Center for Nutrition Prochaska and DiClemente’s Stages of Change Model
This website provides sample scripts for use at each stage or change.
(http://www.cellinteractive.com/ucla/physcian_ed/stages_change.html)



    Tobacco - Media Information

Tobacco Free Town Hall
This Grand Island/Hall County, Nebraska tobacco control coalition website includes an ad campaign and information on second hand smoke.
(http://www.tobaccofreehallcounty.org/)



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    Tobacco - Parent Oriented Websites

Girl Power
Find fun games, puzzles, web links and free stuff at this site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13- year-old girls to make the most of their lives. Look for the Girl Power! Site.
(http://www.girlshealth.gov)