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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
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Quitworks, Southcoast
Hospitals Group The Southcoast Hospital Group provides tobacco education through the implementation of the state-sponsored "Quitworks" Program. |
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Priority Area: | Health Education |
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Priority Sub-Area: |
3, B) Tobacco education |
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Goal: |
To increase education and smoking cessation to the population served. |
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Method(s): |
Identification of smokers who enter the Southcoast system and provide smoking cessation counseling and referrals to "Quitworks" |
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Timeline: |
Implementation May, 2004, and then ongoing. |
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Indicators: |
Aggregate reports including the number of referrals and successes. |
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Progress: | ||
How citizens can get involved: |
Numerous providers at Southcoast may self-refer or refer to neighbors, families and friends, as well as to the Health System consumers. |
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Contact Information: |
Nancy Medeiros at medeirosn@soutcoast.org, Niki Almeida at Almeidan@southcoast.org or Joyce Dolin at 508-679-7219. |