Smoking Cessation Proposal

Decent Essays
As a CE program offered through the WCTC School of Health, funding will be provided through the grantors as Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning and Change (IGLC) and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) at the University of California, San Francisco. The project director will gather source smoking cessation materials for program participants, and use the School of Health’s existing laptop and electronic whiteboard at no additional cost to the program. Many free image and literature smoking cessation sources are available and copy rights where applicable will be obtained by the program. Participants will be expected to provide their own writing devices. As the program is in answer to a RFP all program costs will be covered by the

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Using the CDC Tobacco-Free Campus Toolkit for information, detail your concerns about the implementation of the new policy and the reasons why it may fail. Then, outline a more possible implementation process using evidence-based and successful methods in order to have the new policy be a success in the workplace. As the health educator for this new worksite policy I have some concerns that it may fail. There are two significant reasons that may cause this program to fail: 1.…

    • 696 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Environmental Bridges and Nicotine Marissa L. Ciluffo University of North Alabama Abstract Nicotine is an addictive parasympathomimetic alkaloid that is found in products such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and snuff. When someone consumes nicotine, either through smoking, inhaling, or chewing, specific neurotransmitter actions take place within the body and brain. Acetylcholine is replaced by nicotinic receptors, in the neurons, causing the membrane to become depolarized. This continuous action is what caused nicotine dependency.…

    • 1666 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Dr Jeffrey Wigand Essay

    • 760 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Dr. Jeffrey Wigand was born in New York City in 1942 and now resides in Mt. Pleasant Michigan. Currently Dr. Wigand travels the world lecturing and acting as an expert witness and doing consultant work on tobacco issues. However, his heart lies with his non-profit organization Smoke-Free Kids, Inc. He feels it is his obligation to concentrate as much energy as possible helping children of all ages to “make better decisions and healthy choices regarding tobacco use.”…

    • 760 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I selected the Great American Smokeout press release because ACS is an organization that I support—in remembrance of a loved ones whom I’ve lost to the dreaded disease; to celebrate for those who’ve conquered the disease and to honor survivors like my mother. I’ve been a volunteer for ACS for some years, so helping those who want to quit has always appealed to me. Quitting smoking is obviously a health issue, both physically and psychologically. Furthermore, it's hard to do. Offering support to those who want to quit, even if it’s for a day, has the power to change lives.…

    • 529 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Quitting is quite a challenging journey as nicotine and in general smoking is a strong compulsion which people have struggles breaking. Smoking carried out in teenage years is to be able to fit in, think its a maturity act and to experiment which then becomes a craving that they carry onto their adult life. Adults take this obsession to deal with stress or financial and personal problems. Nevertheless, smoking is a toxic habit carried out at any age, leading to undesirable effects. Any substance introduced to the human body can cause many negative effects, whether it’s being inhaled or consumed and the use of e-cigarettes aren’t any different.…

    • 1520 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Healthy People 2020 Goals

    • 821 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Identified community areas of concern for King County that are based on the Healthy People 2020 goals are nutrition and weight, tobacco use, and access to health services. Located in the U.S. state of Washington, King is the most populous county in the state. Seattle is the county seat, which is the state's largest city. King County is included in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Nutrition and obesity seems to be a hot topic just about everywhere these days be it television, internet, or radio, it seems there is always some sort of new facts or statistical data around these two subjects.…

    • 821 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    the fact sheet presented “Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking”, “If you quit smoking, your risks for cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder drop by half within 5 years”. Thus by quitting the use of tobacco, healthy living is improved in many ways.…

    • 1248 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Unassisted Cessation While participating in various individualized smoking cessation programs are strongly encouraged, according to Els, Kunyk, Selby, & Canadian Electronic Library (2014), about ¾ of smokers have quit on their own by either gradually limiting their smokes or going cold turkey. They noted that while this has a high rate of success due to its reach, critics see this as a reflection of having poor access to smoking cessation programs. Els et al. (2014) identified two factors that affect accessibility: 1) availability, and 2) affordability.…

    • 300 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Tobacco Use: African Americans The topic that I have chosen from Healthy People 2020 is tobacco. Tobacco is a drug substance that creates nicotine to be exhaust or to be grind. Tobacco is a craving substance for many people, especially the African- American culture. I am writing this paper to inform African Americans about how tobacco can affect their bodies by developing an educational health promotion project addressing how tobacco can lead to lung cancer, lung problems, and other ways it can affect the body. Description of Tobacco: African Americans The tobacco plant has a thick, hairy stem and large, simple leaves which are oval in shape, the tobacco plant produces white, cream, pink or red flowers which grow in large clusters,…

    • 882 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Nursing Care Plan Paper

    • 511 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Baker County While planning my care plan for my aggregate I choose five nurses I work with in Baker County. Nurses are always a challenge as we do not usually make the best patients. We may know it’s not healthy to smoke, but we can be stubborn in our ways. I will implement the assistance of the local health department to help with the education materials.…

    • 511 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Interactions between individuals, particularly in the healthcare setting, can be under stressful and challenging circumstances. Consequently, the demand for effective communication as a nurse is crucial and therefore, we as students must take time to learn in detail about communicating within the healthcare setting. By doing so, one can increase the likelihood of maintaining successful conversations in the work place with both clients and colleagues. In this paper, I will critique an interview I had with my client, Laura, regarding her habit of smoking and the struggles surrounding her ability to quit. I will discuss the motivational skills used throughout the interview as well as the specific areas in which I was successful or not successful…

    • 988 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Health promotion- Smoking Less than 1 in 5 adults currently smoke cigarettes. National Statistics (2017) suggests this equates to an estimated 9.4 million UK adult smokers. Consequently, individuals who smoke will experience many physical and mental health problems which ultimately affects the NHS. The topic smoking has been chosen for this health promotion essay because it is a complex issue across the UK, as it is the cause of many deaths, which is an approachable issue that could be prevented with education and support.…

    • 1680 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Great Essays

    However, the epoxy resin lining food cans was still a grave concern and widespread problem throughout the United States. A new study done during this time found BPA in several canned fruits, vegetables, and pasta treats consumed by many children. A Harvard study found that volunteers who consumed canned soup daily for five days had a 1,000 percent increase in urinary BPA (Datz, 2011). BPA is found in many foods and drinks ingested by Americans every day.…

    • 979 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I. Introduction A. Cough, Cough… hello everyone…cough, cough B. That’s the sound my grandpa made because he smoked ¾ of his life. C. Being informed on the effects of smoking tobacco and what is does to those who are around you is vital when it comes to your health and theirs. A person’s quality of life decreases after every cigarette they smoke, as well as lowering the quality of life of those around them. D. Quitting, it’s not simple, but it can be done. Quitting will not just benefit you, but it will benefit those around you.…

    • 1082 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    General Goal: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to stop smoking. Thesis Statement: The harmful effects smoking has on your body can be reversed if you stop smoking today. I. INTRODUCTION I. “I’m more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I’ve done in my life, including winning an Oscar “, Christine Lahti. “I stopped smoking.…

    • 1081 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays