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ActionToQuit State Grant Program
Partnership for Prevention has awarded six ActionToQuit State Grants for the implementation of innovative strategies to increase access to tobacco cessation treatments. Funds are to be used primarily for the development of state alliances/summit meetings and the creation of strategic plans. The projects range from focusing on employer groups and health care systems to the uninsured and the behavioral health/substance abuse populations.
With funding from the Pfizer Foundation, Partnership hopes to dramatically increase access to and use of proven tobacco cessation treatments through this grant program. The focus of the ActionToQuit State Grants is system and policy change in tobacco cessation, rather than the delivery of programs or direct services. “While the one-time provision of services would help some people quit tobacco, in the long run this will not guarantee that change is institutionalized,” said Rob Gould, President & CEO of Partnership. “We hope the grants will help states take steps toward permanent change in coverage, access, and utilization.”
ActionToQuit State Grantee Summaries and Presentations
Colorado - Cessation Coverage and Treatment for Colorado’s Uninsured
Florida - Using Social Media at a State Tobacco Cessation Summit to Create an Action Plan
Nevada - Reaching Disparate Populations with Tobacco Cessation Treatment to Increase Cessation Access for All Nevadans
New England - Duplicating the Massachusetts Medicaid Comprehensive Cessation Benefit Throughout New England
New York - Securing Cessation Coverage as a Core Benefit in NYS Health Plans
Virginia - Establishing Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Mental Health/Substance Abuse Programs
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- November 12-13, 2010: Treating Tobacco Dependence in Mental Health Settings
- November 6-10, 2010: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
- October 30-4, 2010: American College of Chest Physicians: Chest 2010
- October 28-28, 2010: Multi-State Collaborative for Health Systems Change 2010 Conference
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