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What is Freshstart?

Freshstart is a group-based tobacco cessation counseling program. The program is designed to help participants quit tobacco by providing essential information, skills for coping with cravings, and group support.

Freshstart is a facilitator-lead program. To implement the Freshstart program at your organization, a representative must register and complete Freshstart Facilitator training. After completing training process, that person can access the program materials and begin offering Freshstart in your organization.

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Please Note: You or someone from your organization will deliver Freshstart. American Cancer Society staff are not available to deliver Freshstart classes.

How Effective is Freshstart?

Freshstart incorporates the most up-to-date guidelines for tobacco cessation. The evidence-based approach is geared toward helping participants increase their motivation to quit, learn effective approaches for quitting, and guides them to make a successful quit attempt.

More information about the effectiveness of Freshstart is covered in the document, "More About Freshstart"

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How Do I Become a Freshstart Facilitator?

To become a Freshstart facilitator, you'll need to complete the online facilitator training course. The recorded self-study module is available anytime and you can complete it at your own pace. The entire training is about two hours. Also, in July, we will begin hosting live Q&A sessions quarterly. More information about the live Q&A sessions will posted here soon.

To get started, please complete the information below. You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to the self-study materials. If you're registering for the live webinar, you will receive an event notice the week of the scheduled event.

Who Else Is Using Freshstart?

Since May 2006, nearly 1,000 people from all across the country have trained to become Freshstart facilitators!

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