Johnston County Public Health Department Staff and Region 7 Tobacco Control Manager will collaborate to offer education to the Johnston County Medical Community regarding the Quitline NC.

We will serve the Johnston County Medical Community.

Although the majority of tobacco users want to quit smoking, less than half report being advised by their primary care providers to quit and only about a quarter of those patients receive evidence-based counseling and/or medications (Duke-UNC TTS, 2023). Quitlines alone may not be as effective as other evidence-based interventions, however, they have a greater population-based impact and can play an important role in supporting someone’s quit journey (QuitlineNC, 2023). Referring patients directly to the QuitlineNC also reduces barriers of patients reaching out for self-help resources on their own.

By providing education to the Medical Community, we hoped to increase the number of Quitline NC Referrals from Johnston County NC.  An increase in referrals would indicate that those who are seeking help quitting are being referred to a reliable resource. Johnston County Public Health Department staff and partners, such as the Region 7 Tobacco Control Manager; collaborate to offer education to the Johnston County medical community regarding the Quitline NC through webinars for clinicians and education about eReferrals.

QuitlineNC provides free cessation services to any North Carolina resident who needs help quitting commercial tobacco use. Quit Coaching is available in different forms, which can be used separately or together, to help any tobacco user give up tobacco.  

Resource: https://quitlinenc.dph.ncdhhs.gov/ (05/17/2022)