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Providing the American Cancer Society Quitline program means your company cares about quality and wants to join us in our fight to eliminate cancer and the suffering it causes.
What is Quitline?
Quitline is a telephone-based program that provides a choice of services (counseling, self-help materials, local support referrals, and nicotine replacement therapies) to participants who are ready to quit tobacco. Quitline provides the necessary tools required to quit tobacco for good. At a six-month follow up with employees who participated in our program, over 49 percent reported being quit for at least 30 days (respondent only method). Our customizable program has provided assistance to nearly 300,000 tobacco users since 2000.
How does it work?
Quitline provides tobacco users the support and help they need to stay focused on their personal reasons for quitting. Those willing to make a quit attempt in the next thirty days are offered a choice of services. First, telephone counseling sessions, which are clinically proven and tailored to each participant’s needs to help prepare them for their quit attempt and long-term success. Self-help booklets are designed to keep employees motivated and prepared for their new life without tobacco. In addition, nationwide referrals to community-based group and internet resources are provided where available. Finally, eight weeks of nicotine replacement medications, including the nicotine patch, gum, and lozenge, can be mailed to eligible participants to help reduce or eliminate tobacco withdrawal symptoms..
What can you expect?
By introducing and promoting Quitline to your company staff, you can help reduce the number of employees who use tobacco and in turn, reduce your health care costs. It also can mean fewer sick days and breaks, which means an increase in employee productivity. Throughout the program, companies will receive reports tracking different metrics of success, including quit rates and participant satisfaction with the program.
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Features and Benefits
Quitline is the Society’s industry-leading tobacco cessation program available over the telephone. Since the program’s inception in 2000, participant satisfaction rates have remained above 90 percent. With over 97% positive brand recognition (Harris Interactive American Cancer Society 2005 Image Study), your American Cancer Society is a name your employees will trust to call when deciding they are ready to quit tobacco.
Program highlights include:
- Intake specialists available 24/7, every day of the year
- Proactive telephone counseling
- Nicotine replacement therapies for those who qualify
- Referrals to local support groups
- Comprehensive self-help materials
- Evaluation of all participants willing to make a quit attempt within 30 days
- Utilization, quit rate, and satisfaction reports for companies to monitor success
