For Healthcare Providers

How can Partners for Tobacco Free Lake County assist healthcare providers?
Our member organizations are dedicated to assisting all healthcare providers by offering the following free services:

• Brochures, posters, and other materials about quitting tobacco
• Consultation with a Mayo Clinic Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist
• Surveys that assess current tobacco intervention
• Workshops on tobacco use identification and nicotine dependence treatment

What kind of workshops does Partners offer healthcare providers?
Free educational instruction is available for physicians, nurses, dentists, and other healthcare providers on the key recommendations outlined in Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Topics include:

• The 5A’s (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) or “Ask, Advise, Refer” as described below
• Implementing Tobacco Use Identification
• Nicotine Replacement Therapy and other Pharmocotherapy

As a healthcare provider, what more can I do to help my patients quit?
Physicians, dentists, and nurses are trusted sources of medical information and advice. You can make the difference by following these 3 steps:

1. Ask patients if they use tobacco at every visit
2. Advise tobacco users to quit at every visit
3. Refer them to proven resources that will help them quit (see Quit Smoking Programs)

For more information, visit www.lakecountyil.gov/health/tobaccofree  or contact 847-377-8090 or TFLC@lakecountyil.gov.