The Role of Quitlines in Tobacco Cessation: An Introduction

The National and State Tobacco Control Program: Overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Efforts to Address Commercial Tobacco Use

“…Tobacco Use and Dependence Treatment Interventions (Component 1). People who use commercial tobacco are encouraged to quit by using the most effective methods ( 26 , 29 ). Recipients selected interventions designed to promote health systems change, expand health insurance coverage, use proven cessation treatments, and support state quitline capacity ( 22 , 29 , 30 ).…”

“…People who use commercial tobacco are encouraged to quit by using the most effective methods ( 26 , 29 ). Recipients selected interventions designed to promote health systems change, expand health insurance coverage, use proven cessation treatments, and support state quitline capacity ( 22 , 29 , 30 ). Implementation of this PSE strategy is expected to increase availability and awareness of barrier-free health insurance coverage of tobacco cessation treatment and result in the adoption of health systems changes that promote and support tobacco cessation.…”

“…Recipients develop and implement action plans to enhance quitline capacity and infrastructure, optimize quitline intake processes, increase quitline partnerships, diversify funding, expand cessation services, and improve quitline evaluation to include an assessment of disparities in quitline use and effectiveness. This PSE strategy is expected to improve quitline outcomes, including expanding the reach of evidence-based tobacco use dependence treatment services ( 29 , 33 ).…”

“…Communication campaigns can provide graphic and personal stories of the health consequences of smoking as effective tools to motivate people who smoke to quit (21). In 2012, to support recipients to effectively implement this PSE strategy, CDC launched the first-ever federally funded national tobacco education campaign (Tips), which has increased population-level quit attempts (28).…”