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Description of Resource:

Quitline interventions, particularly proactive quitlines (i.e. those which offer follow-up counseling calls), are recommended based on strong evidence of effectiveness in increasing tobacco cessation among clients interested in quitting.Quitlines use the telephone to provide evidence-based behavioral counseling and support to help tobacco users who want to quit. Counseling is provided by trained cessation specialists who follow standardized protocols that may include several sessions delivered over one or more months.

Evidence-Based Resource Details

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Developed By:

Community Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

MICH-11, MICH-16.3, MICH-18

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

Guide To Community Preventive Services [Internet]. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, Community Guide Branch; [updated 2013 Mar 14]. Increasing Tobacco Use Cessation: Quitline Interventions; [updated 2012 Oct 18; cited 2013 Feb 11]. Available from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/cessation/quitlines.html

Tags:

Reduce Risk or Incidence of Disease or Condition, Effect Behavioral Change, Reduce Morbidity, Reduce Mortality, Community- & Faith-Based Organizations, Public Health, Behavioral & Social, Technology-based, Secondary Prevention, Families & Households

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/increasing-tobacco-use-cessation-quitline-interventions
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2014-10-08 20:34:09.0