Case Western Reserve University will offer a free tobacco cessation series to faculty and staff Sept. 3 through Oct. 22 for those who want to quit using tobacco products. The eight-week sessions are available throughout the year. A representative from ease@work, the university’s Employee Assistance Program vendor, will lead each session.
Goals of the program include:
- Assess readiness to end tobacco use.
- Identify reasons for wanting to quit and barriers to quitting.
- Develop awareness around when participants smoke to identify triggers and make a plan for behavior change.
- A step-by-step program for ending nicotine use through self-discovery and group support, including aspects of behavior change, importance of good nutrition, exercise and stress management
- A personalized coaching program with a professional Quitline coach.
- Up to five convenient-to-schedule calls with a coach, plus the option to call the QuitLine anytime help is needed.
- Coaches are available from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. EST.
- Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)—Patches, gum, or lozenges Clinical Guides on tips for quit success from the leading respiratory experts in the country.
